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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Feb. 09, 2010

Filed:

Aug. 23, 2007
Applicants:

Takuya Sakaguchi, Shioya-gun, JP;

Michael D. Silver, Northbrook, IL (US);

Jingwu Yao, Wheeling, IL (US);

Mei Chen, Elk Grove Village, IL (US);

Stefan Bozhilov, LomBard, IL (US);

Satoru Ohishi, Otawara, JP;

Inventors:

Takuya Sakaguchi, Shioya-gun, JP;

Michael D. Silver, Northbrook, IL (US);

Jingwu Yao, Wheeling, IL (US);

Mei Chen, Elk Grove Village, IL (US);

Stefan Bozhilov, LomBard, IL (US);

Satoru Ohishi, Otawara, JP;

Assignees:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 6/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

A three dimensional image processing apparatus includes a storage unit storing data of images in different radiographing directions together with information concerning cardiac phases, a key image selection unit selecting key images from the images, a feature point designation unit designatting feature points on the selected key images in accordance with operation by an operator, and an image reconstruction unit reconstructing a three dimensional image from the images on the basis of positions of the designated feature points, wherein the key image selection unit selects, as the key images, a pair of images which are located at the same cardiac phase and whose radiographing directions are different by a substantially predetermined angle and images spaced apart from each other by an angle obtained by substantially equally dividing an interval between the pair of images by a predetermined number.


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