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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 10, 2018
Filed:
Sep. 18, 2014
Applicant:
Hitachi Aloka Medical, Ltd., Mitaka-shi, Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Hitachi, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 6/00 (2006.01); A61B 6/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 6/5217 (2013.01); A61B 6/04 (2013.01); A61B 6/0407 (2013.01); A61B 6/4405 (2013.01); A61B 6/4435 (2013.01); A61B 6/505 (2013.01); A61B 6/54 (2013.01);
Abstract
In image data obtained, the radius and the ulna, and interosseous soft tissue between two bones are identified. A midpoint (Ygk) of the length of the interosseous soft tissue in a Y axis direction in (Xk) coordinates is determined. This midpoint is determined in multiple coordinates, and an approximate straight line of these midpoints is determined and set as a reference line. The foot of the perpendicular from the ulna styloid process to the reference line is set as a reference position. A region of interest is set in a position at a predetermined distance from the reference position along the reference line.