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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 21, 2012
Filed:
Mar. 19, 2009
Sumiaki Matsumoto, Kobe, JP;
Hitoshi Yamagata, Otawara, JP;
Sumiaki Matsumoto, Kobe, JP;
Hitoshi Yamagata, Otawara, JP;
National University Corporation Kobe University, Kobe-shi, JP;
Toshiba Medical Systems Corporation, Otawara-shi, JP;
Abstract
A diagnostic imaging support processing apparatus includes a nodular region determination unit which determines a nodular region included in an image showing the inside of a subject, a polygonal line approximation processing unit which obtains a plurality of nodes constituting a polygonal line that approximates a contour of the nodular region, a reference position determination unit which determines a position of a reference point, and a circularity computation unit which computes the degree of circularity by using areas of a plurality of regions determined based on the plurality of nodes and the reference point.