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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 07, 2005
Filed:
Mar. 17, 2000
Tomographic image reading method, automatic alignment method, apparatus and computer readable medium
Kaori Fujimura, Yokosuka, JP;
Kiyotaka Otsuji, Kamakura, JP;
Yuichi Fujino, Kiyose, JP;
Sakuichi Ohtsuka, Yokohama, JP;
Koji Ogawa, Yokohama, JP;
Hitomi Sato, Yokosuka, JP;
Harumi Kawashima, Yokosuka, JP;
Kaori Fujimura, Yokosuka, JP;
Kiyotaka Otsuji, Kamakura, JP;
Yuichi Fujino, Kiyose, JP;
Sakuichi Ohtsuka, Yokohama, JP;
Koji Ogawa, Yokohama, JP;
Hitomi Sato, Yokosuka, JP;
Harumi Kawashima, Yokosuka, JP;
Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A tomographic image reading method for extracting a comparison image corresponding to a diagnostic image, the diagnostic image being one of first tomographic images, the comparison image being one of second tomographic images, the method including the steps of: inputting the first images and the second images; generating a first projection image from the first images and a second projection image from the second images; measuring shift amount between the first projection image and the second projection image by using a template; correcting the slice position according to the shift amount; and displaying the diagnostic image and the comparison image to a monitor.