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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 17, 2013
Filed:
Aug. 27, 2009
Shino Tanaka, Tokyo, JP;
Takashi Shirahata, Tokyo, JP;
Takayuki Kadomura, Tokyo, JP;
Hiroto Kokubun, Tokyo, JP;
Shino Tanaka, Tokyo, JP;
Takashi Shirahata, Tokyo, JP;
Takayuki Kadomura, Tokyo, JP;
Hiroto Kokubun, Tokyo, JP;
Hitachi Medical Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A medical image processing device is configured to set a parameter to be used for detecting a lesion candidate region. For example, the medical image processing device is configured to input a first parameter Pestimating a dimension of the lesion, calculate a second parameter Pbased on the first parameter Pcalculate a feature amount indicating a shape of an organ surface by using the second parameter in the medical image, and extract the lesion candidate region based on the calculated feature amount.