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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 29, 2015
Filed:
May. 24, 2012
Yuanzhong LI, Kanagawa-ken, JP;
Yuanzhong Li, Kanagawa-ken, JP;
FUJIFILM CORPORATION, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A three-dimensional moving image and an ultrasonic moving image showing a body part making periodic motion are obtained, and, from the moving images, a characteristic part having a shape that changes with the periodic motion is extracted. Phases of the periodic motion captured in the moving images are obtained. For at least one of the moving images, the phases are obtained based on the shape of the extracted characteristic part. For each phase, the positions of the characteristic part shown in the three-dimensional moving image and the ultrasonic moving image are associated with each other based on the extracted characteristic part and the obtained phases. Comparison images are generated by aligning, for each phase, the positions of the characteristic part shown in the three-dimensional moving image and the ultrasonic moving image with each other based on the associated positions of the characteristic part and the phases, and displayed.