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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 25, 2017
Filed:
Aug. 28, 2013
Shimadzu Corporation, Kyoto, JP;
The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, JP;
Fujifilm RI Pharma Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Toshimitsu Momose, Tokyo, JP;
Tomohiko Sato, Kyoto, JP;
Tsutomu Soma, Tokyo, JP;
Daisuke Saito, Tokyo, JP;
Miwako Takahashi, Tokyo, JP;
Keisuke Ogaki, Tokyo, JP;
SHIMADZU CORPORATION, Kyoto, JP;
THE UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO, Tokyo, JP;
FUJIFILM RI PHARMA CO., LTD., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
In order to provide a tomographic image analyzing apparatus which is simple and which obtains stable results, the tomographic image analyzing apparatus according to this invention includes an image standardizing unit which transforms PET images, in advance of tomographic image analysis, so that the contour of the brain of an subject appearing in the PET images become the contour of a brain represented by standard data. By carrying out such transforming operation before the analysis, there is no need to acquire MRI images like before, to be able to ease the burden on the subject. And according to this invention, the time of analysis is shortened. Further, according to this invention, an analysis of time variations of radioactive drug distribution is conducted with respect to a corresponding site on standardized PET images which corresponds to the ROI on the standard data. This can make analysis results stable.