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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 26, 2016
Filed:
Apr. 02, 2009
Jie Bai, Yokohama, JP;
Kenji Nakahira, Fujisawa, JP;
Atsushi Miyamoto, Yokohama, JP;
HITACHI MEDICAL CORPORATION, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A medical diagnostic device is characterized in that an image processing unit () includes an image noise removal part (') which removes the noise in the generated image of a person to be examined, a signal component enhancement processing part (′) which generates an enhanced-signal component image by performing signal component enhancement processing of the image from which the noise is removed by the image noise removal part, and an image combining part (′) which generates a combined image by combining the image of the person to be examined, the image from which the noise is removed by the image noise removal part, and an enhanced-signal component image subjected to signal component enhancement processing by the signal component enhancement processing part.