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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 24, 2024
Filed:
Nov. 03, 2020
Canon Medical Systems Corporation, Otawara, JP;
Shinya Ozawa, Nasushiobara, JP;
Kiyomi Oshima, Nasushiobara, JP;
Kensuke Shinoda, Otawara, JP;
Gaku Kaneda, Sakura, JP;
Hidetaka Konta, Utsunomiya, JP;
Yuto Ono, Nasushiobara, JP;
Yoshiharu Ohiwa, Otawara, JP;
CANON MEDICAL SYSTEMS CORPORATION, Otawara, JP;
Abstract
An imaging assisting apparatus according to an embodiment is configured to assist imaging of a medical image diagnosis apparatus that performs a series of medical examinations including a plurality of scan protocols, the imaging assisting apparatus including a processing circuit. The processing circuit is configured to obtain data acquired according to one or more already-executed scan protocols among the plurality of scan protocols. The processing circuit is configured to perform one of the following when a disease or a region suspected of a disease is extracted from the data: controlling a scan protocol which is among the plurality of scan protocols and later than the already-executed scan protocols; and generating reference information related to controlling a scan protocol which is among the plurality of scan protocols and later than the already-executed scan protocols.