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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 20, 2018
Filed:
May. 13, 2014
Toshiba Medical Systems Corporation, Otawara-shi, JP;
Bowen Zhang, Beijing, CN;
Jianchun Zhao, Beijing, CN;
Toshiba Medical Systems Corporation, Otawara, JP;
Abstract
A scanning apparatus according to an embodiment includes a first scanning control unit, a first determination unit, a second scanning control unit, a second determination unit, and a third scanning control unit. The first scanning control unit obtains at least one first slice image of the leg in an approximate coronal plane direction. The first determination unit determines a direction of a gap between a thighbone and a shinbone in the at least one first slice image. The second scanning control unit obtains at least one second slice image of the leg in a direction vertical to the direction of the gap in the at least one first slice image. The second determination unit determines an axial plane direction according to the at least one second slice image. The third scanning control unit obtains at least one slice image of the leg in the axial plane direction.