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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 09, 2025
Filed:
Mar. 07, 2023
Konica Minolta, Inc., Tokyo, JP;
Ryoichi Watanabe, Hino, JP;
KONICA MINOLTA INC., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An image processing apparatus, including: a hardware processor that obtains a side image of a lung field radiographed from a side of a subject, identifies a first side lung field region and a second side lung field region, from the side image, causes a display to display at least one of the identified first side lung field region and second side lung field region, and calculates at least one of an area of the first side lung field region and an area of the second side lung field region, based on the first side lung field region and/or the second side lung field region; and a changer that is capable of changing at least one side lung field region between the first side lung field region and the second side lung field region through operation by a user.