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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 21, 2014
Filed:
May. 24, 2012
Keisuke Nakamura, Utsunomiya, JP;
Shingo Abe, Nasushiobara, JP;
Yoshinori Shimizu, Nasushiobara, JP;
Keisuke Nakamura, Utsunomiya, JP;
Shingo Abe, Nasushiobara, JP;
Yoshinori Shimizu, Nasushiobara, JP;
Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Tokyo, JP;
Toshiba Medical Systems Corporation, Otawara-shi, JP;
Abstract
According to one embodiment, an image processing apparatus includes following units. The correspondence table describes a relationship between blood vessel contrasts and reference contrast medium concentrations and reference X-ray conditions. The acquisition unit acquires a blood vessel contrast by referring to the correspondence table based on the planned value of a contrast medium concentration and the X-ray condition. The calculation unit calculates a predictive pixel value of a region of interest set on the X-ray image based on the blood vessel contrast. The display unit displays the X-ray image while superimposing a partial image with the predictive pixel value on the region of interest.