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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 18, 2012
Filed:
Sep. 12, 2008
Kenji Nakamura, Chiba, JP;
Hideki Tanaka, Tama, JP;
Hirokazu Nishimura, Hachioji, JP;
Ryoko Inoue, Hachioji, JP;
Miho Sawa, Hino, JP;
Kenji Nakamura, Chiba, JP;
Hideki Tanaka, Tama, JP;
Hirokazu Nishimura, Hachioji, JP;
Ryoko Inoue, Hachioji, JP;
Miho Sawa, Hino, JP;
Olympus Medical Systems Corp., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A medical image processing apparatus which performs image processing on a medical input image, includes: a pixel extraction portion for extracting an inappropriate pixel satisfying a predetermined condition in the input image, a replacing pixel information calculation portion for calculating replacing information with which pixel information of the inappropriate pixel is to be replaced, based on pixel information of a predetermined region including the extracted inappropriate pixel or adjacent to the extracted inappropriate pixel and a replaced image generation portion for replacing the pixel information of the inappropriate pixel in the input image with the replacing information and generating a replaced image.