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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 19, 2016
Filed:
Feb. 28, 2014
Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Minato-Ku, JP;
Toshiba Medical Systems Corporation, Otawara, JP;
Yasuhiro Noshi, Otawara, JP;
Satoru Nakanishi, Utsunomiya, JP;
KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA, Minato-ku, JP;
TOSHIBA MEDICAL SYSTEMS CORPORATION, Otawara-shi, JP;
Abstract
An image diagnosis device comprising: a positioning image collection unit configured to collect a positioning image for an object; a weight distribution estimation unit configured to estimate a weight distribution of the object from the collected positioning image; a top board sagging amount estimation unit configured to estimate an amount of sagging of a top board on which the object is placed, from the estimated weight distribution; and an alignment adjustment unit configured to perform alignment for each captured image of the object, based on the estimated amount of sagging of the top board.