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20090175519 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM STORAGE MEDIUM - An image processing apparatus has an obtaining unit configured to obtain a region from a medical image, and a generating unit configured to generate a display image by superimposing, on the basis of a position being in a schema image and corresponding to the region, an image of the region on a diagram representing a human body structure. | 07-09-2009 |
20100189366 | DIAGNOSIS SUPPORT APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD THEREFOR - A diagnosis support apparatus includes a storage unit which stores pieces of image feature information and finding sentences as interpretation results in correspondence with each other. This apparatus acquires image feature information of a target area designated on an image to be interpreted, searches the storage unit for image feature information similar to the acquired image feature information, acquires a finding sentence stored in correspondence with the retrieved image feature information from the storage unit, and creates a finding sentence concerning interpretation of the designated target area by changing a description of the acquired finding sentence based on image feature information of the designated target area. | 07-29-2010 |
20100274776 | DATA SEARCH APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD THEREFOR, AND DATA SEARCH SYSTEM - This invention is directed to a technique of extracting, from a case database, a plurality of definite case data similar to an input case. A data search apparatus which extracts definite case data from a case database includes an input acceptance unit for accepting input of case data including at least medical image data, a derivation unit for deriving a similarity between each of the plurality of definite case data stored in the case database and the input case data, a classification unit for classifying the plurality of definite case data stored in the case database into a plurality of diagnosis groups, based on definite diagnosis information included in each of the plurality of definite case data, and an extraction unit for extracting, based on the derived similarity, a predetermined number or more of definite case data from each of the plurality of diagnosis groups. | 10-28-2010 |
20100332441 | MEDICAL DECISION MAKING SUPPORT APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD FOR THE SAME - A medical decision making support apparatus performs the inference processing of obtaining an inference result by performing inference processing associated with medical diagnosis based on a plurality of pieces of input medical information, and the calculation processing of calculating the degree of denial or affirmation of the inference result in association with each of a plurality of partial sets including each medical information extracted from the plurality of pieces of medical information as an element. The medical decision making support apparatus presents a user an inference result obtained by the inference processing and negative information indicating medical information included in a partial set, of the plurality of partial sets, for which the degree of denial is calculated by the calculation processing. | 12-30-2010 |
20110199390 | MEDICAL DIAGNOSIS SUPPORT APPARATUS, METHOD OF CONTROLLING MEDICAL DIAGNOSIS SUPPORT APPARATUS, AND PROGRAM - A medical diagnosis support apparatus includes an item display unit which displays, on a display, a plurality of items for which a parameter for deriving diagnosis support information can be input, a temporary input unit which inputs a plurality of different values as temporary input values for the plurality of items displayed by the item display unit, a deriving unit which derives, by referring to medical information, a plurality of pieces of diagnosis support information each corresponding to one of combinations of the plurality of different temporary input values, and a presenting unit which presents, on the display, the plurality of pieces of diagnosis support information derived by the deriving unit, together with the display of the plurality of items, in a list format. | 08-18-2011 |
20110246410 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD THEREFOR, AND COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM - An information processing apparatus includes a display control unit adapted to, with respect to each of a plurality of predetermined attributes, display on a display unit, for each of a plurality of inference conditions, inference results obtained by inferring a probability that input data belongs to the attribute under the inference condition; and a receiving unit adapted to receive selection of one of a plurality of parameters for specifying an inference condition from a user, wherein the display control unit highlights, with respect to each of the plurality of inference conditions, the inference results according to values of the selected parameter of the inference condition. | 10-06-2011 |
20120134555 | REPORT CREATION SUPPORT APPARATUS, CREATION SUPPORT METHOD THEREOF AND PROGRAM - In an apparatus configured to generate a report based on diagnosis target images, image characteristic conditions to identify a plurality of diagnosis target images specified by a user as a group are derived, search conditions of images similar to the diagnosis target images by using the obtained image characteristic conditions are determined, a database is searched for one or more similar images satisfying the search conditions; and image findings satisfying predetermined conditions is extracted from image findings attached to one or more obtained similar images. | 05-31-2012 |
20120136882 | DIAGNOSIS SUPPORT APPARATUS, METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - A diagnosis support apparatus which provides information for supporting medical diagnosis, the apparatus comprises: a medical information obtaining unit adapted to obtain known information of medical information of a diagnosis target held in a database as already input information; a selection unit adapted to select, as presentation non-input information, non-input information to be presented from non-input information as medical information other than the already input information; a similar case obtaining unit adapted to obtain, using the already input information and the presentation non-input information, a case including the presentation non-input information from a case database as a similar case similar to a case of the diagnosis target; and a presentation unit adapted to present the presentation non-input information and the similar case. | 05-31-2012 |
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20080240586 | IMAGE DISTRIBUTION APPARATUS, COMMUNICATION TERMINAL APPARATUS, AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - An image distribution apparatus divides image data of a single frame into a plurality of blocks, orthogonally transforms the blocks and calculates transformation coefficients, quantizes the calculated transformation coefficients, codes the quantized transformation coefficients, and distributes the coded image data. The image distribution apparatus acquires the quantized transformation coefficients, stores the acquired transformation coefficients in a storage unit, calculates differences between the transformation coefficients of a first frame and the transformation coefficients of a second frame stored in the storage unit in a unit of block, counts blocks whose difference values calculated above are equal to or greater than a predetermined value as changing blocks of the first frame, and determines that the first frame has changed when the counted number of blocks is equal to or greater than a predetermined value. | 10-02-2008 |
20080240591 | IMAGE DISTRIBUTION APPARATUS, COMMUNICATION TERMINAL APPARATUS, AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - An image distribution apparatus divides image data of a single frame into a plurality of blocks, orthogonally transforms the blocks and calculates transformation coefficients, quantizes the calculated transformation coefficients, codes the quantized transformation coefficients, and distributes the coded image data. The image distribution apparatus acquires the quantized transformation coefficients, stores the acquired transformation coefficients in a storage unit, calculates differences between the transformation coefficients of a first frame and the transformation coefficients of a second frame stored in the storage unit in a unit of block, counts blocks whose difference values calculated above are equal to or greater than a predetermined value as changing blocks of the first frame, and determines that the first frame has changed when the counted number of blocks is equal to or greater than a predetermined value. | 10-02-2008 |
20080282296 | IMAGE DATA DELIVERY - A conversion apparatus is connected to a camera server delivering image information obtained by image sensing to a display operation terminal. When image information is received from the camera server, the conversion apparatus converts the received image information to a format for a portable display terminal, and delivers it to the portable display terminal. | 11-13-2008 |
20090010552 | IMAGE DISTRIBUTION APPARATUS, COMMUNICATION TERMINAL APPARATUS, AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - An image distribution apparatus divides image data of a single frame into a plurality of blocks, orthogonally transforms the blocks and calculates transformation coefficients, quantizes the calculated transformation coefficients, codes the quantized transformation coefficients, and distributes the coded image data. The image distribution apparatus acquires the quantized transformation coefficients, stores the acquired transformation coefficients in a storage unit, calculates differences between the transformation coefficients of a first frame and the transformation coefficients of a second frame stored in the storage unit in a unit of block, counts blocks whose difference values calculated above are equal to or greater than a predetermined value as changing blocks of the first frame, and determines that the first frame has changed when the counted number of blocks is equal to or greater than a predetermined value. | 01-08-2009 |
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20120321161 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, IMAGE PICKUP SYSTEM, AND PROGRAM - An image processing apparatus configured to process an ultrasound image includes a three-dimensional image acquisition unit configured to acquire a three-dimensional image obtained by capturing an object in a first deformed state, a tomographic image acquisition unit configured to acquire an ultrasound tomographic image obtained by capturing a particular cross section of the object in a second deformed state, a generation unit configured to generate a curved cross section image corresponding to the ultrasound tomographic image in the first deformed state, based on a conversion rule between the first deformed state and the second deformed state, and a display control unit configured to display the generated curved cross section image and the three-dimensional image in an aligned state on a display unit. | 12-20-2012 |
20130190593 | IMAGE DIAGNOSIS ASSISTANCE APPARATUS, PROCESSING METHOD THEREOF, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - An image diagnosis assistance apparatus calculates a first characteristic value based on an image feature of an image that is a diagnosis target, acquires a second characteristic value based on the findings information of the image input by a user via an operation unit, and performs diagnostic inference for a predetermined region of the image based on the first characteristic value, the second characteristic value, and the reliability of inference of the first characteristic value and the second characteristic value. | 07-25-2013 |
20150026570 | REPORT CREATING SUPPORT APPARATUS, METHOD FOR THE SAME, AND COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM - A report creating support apparatus displays, on a display unit, an evaluation item associated with a diagnosis target and a plurality of evaluation values for the evaluation item, determines one indicated evaluation value from the plurality of evaluation values displayed, and superimposes criteria information of the indicated evaluation value and criteria information of not less than one evaluation value other than the indicated evaluation value among the plurality of evaluation values on display. | 01-22-2015 |