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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 07, 2015
Filed:
Jan. 05, 2011
Tomoaki Chono, Tokyo, JP;
Takahiro Kashiyama, Tokyo, JP;
Tomoaki Chono, Tokyo, JP;
Takahiro Kashiyama, Tokyo, JP;
HITACHI MEDICAL CORPORATION, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A medical image diagnostic apparatus of the present invention includes: an image display unit that displays a medical image including a target part of an object; an input unit that inputs feature points of the target part; a contour position estimation unit that estimates a contour position of the target part to generate an initial contour; a contour extraction unit that extracts a contour along the shape of the target part using the feature points and the initial contour; and a control unit that displays a composite image, which is obtained by combining the extracted contour and the medical image, on the image display unit.