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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 14, 2025
Filed:
Oct. 14, 2020
Applicant:
Nikon Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Yasushi Tanabe, Fujisawa, JP;
Mariko Hirokawa, Yokohama, JP;
Assignee:
NIKON CORPORATION, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 3/12 (2005.12); A61B 3/00 (2005.12); A61B 3/14 (2005.12); G06T 7/00 (2016.12);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 3/1241 (2012.12); A61B 3/0025 (2012.12); A61B 3/14 (2012.12); G06T 7/0012 (2012.12); G06T 2207/30041 (2012.12);
Abstract
In the present invention, vortex vein positions are detected from a fundus image. The image processing method comprising: a step in which a choroidal blood vessel structure is analyzed from a fundus image; and a step in which vortex vein positions are detected based on the choroidal blood vessel structure.