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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 24, 2012
Filed:
Jun. 28, 2004
Hitoshi Yamagata, Otawara, JP;
Yoshitaka Mine, Nasu-gun, JP;
Naohisa Kamiyama, Otawara, JP;
Susumu Hiki, Otawara, JP;
Yuko Tanaka, Shioya-gun, JP;
Masaaki Tanaka, Legal Representative, Shioya-gun, JP;
Tadashi Shiotani, Legal Representative, Matsue, JP;
Yuriko Shiotani, Legal Representative, Matsue, JP;
Hitoshi Yamagata, Otawara, JP;
Yoshitaka Mine, Nasu-gun, JP;
Naohisa Kamiyama, Otawara, JP;
Susumu Hiki, Otawara, JP;
Yuko Tanaka, Shioya-gun, JP;
Masaaki Tanaka, legal representative, Shioya-gun, JP;
Tadashi Shiotani, legal representative, Matsue, JP;
Yuriko Shiotani, legal representative, Matsue, JP;
Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Tokyo, JP;
Toshiba Medical Systems Corporation, Otawara-shi, JP;
Abstract
An image processing/displaying apparatus comprises a data storage unit configured to store 3-dimensional volume data, a cross section information generation unit configured to generate cross section information by reconstructing the 3-dimensional volume data stored in the data storage unit, an image display unit configured to display a cross section image of a subject in accordance with the cross section information generated by the cross section information generation unit, a locking unit configured to designate an affected part in the cross section image as a rotation center and a control unit configured to control image rotation on the image display unit so that the affected part is contained in the cross section image, when operation for rotating cross section is performed by an operator.