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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 09, 2010
Filed:
Sep. 26, 2008
Ryoko Inoue, Hachioji, JP;
Hirokazu Nishimura, Hachioji, JP;
Hideki Tanaka, Tama, JP;
Kenji Nakamura, Chiba, JP;
Miho Sawa, Hino, JP;
Ryoko Inoue, Hachioji, JP;
Hirokazu Nishimura, Hachioji, JP;
Hideki Tanaka, Tama, JP;
Kenji Nakamura, Chiba, JP;
Miho Sawa, Hino, JP;
Olympus Medical Systems Corp., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A medical image processing apparatus of the invention comprises: a three-dimensional model estimating section that estimates a three-dimensional model of body tissues based on a two-dimensional image of an image of the body tissues inside a body cavity inputted from a medical image pickup apparatus; a voxel detecting section that detects one voxel existing on a nearest side in a view direction of the medical image pickup apparatus among the voxels included in the three-dimensional model; and a raised shape detecting section that acquires one curved surface including the one voxel to detect a position with gradient variation on the one curved surface and to determine whether or not body tissues with a locally raised shape exist in the position in the three-dimensional model.