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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 23, 2010
Filed:
Apr. 17, 2006
Applicant:
Masami Fujieda, Nasushiobara, JP;
Inventor:
Masami Fujieda, Nasushiobara, JP;
Assignees:
Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Tokyo, JP;
Toshiba Medical Systems Corporation, Otawara-shi, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 23/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A converting device that carries out data conversion on medical image data expressing a state of one pixel of a medical image using effective bits, which are part of a plurality of bits for one pixel and expressing information other than the medical image using redundant bits, which are different part from that of the effective bits, the converting device includes an invalidating unit that invalidates data expressed by the redundant bits.