IP Library Granted Patent US 7,245,747
Granted Patent B2
US 7,245,747 · App. 10/124,331 · Granted Jul 17, 2007

Image processing method and apparatus and program for image processing

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Patent No.
US 7,245,747
App. No.
10/124,331
Granted
Jul 17, 2007
Kind
B2
Abstract

Whether medical image data is provided with photographing information representing the object part and/or the direction of taking the image is judged, and the object part and/or the direction of taking the image of the medical image data is recognized on the basis of the medical image data when the image data is not provided with photographing information. The medical image data is attached with the result of the recognition as the photographing information.

Claims (24)

1. An image processing method comprising:

judging whether medical image data is provided with photographing information representing an object part;

recognizing the object part on the basis of the medical image data when it is judged that the image data is not provided with photographing information, and

subjecting the medical image data to image processing on the basis of the result of the recognition,

wherein said image processing comprises one of:

selecting a plurality of medical images to be compared with each other on the basis of the result of the recognition, and displaying the medical images,

selecting a plurality of medical images which are subjected to an inter-image operation on the basis of the result of the recognition, and

selecting a plurality of medical images which are subjected to metering processing or to a computer-aided diagnosis of medical images on the basis of the result of the recognition.

2. An image processing apparatus comprising:

a judging means which judges whether medical image data is provided with photographing information representing an object part;

a recognizing means which recognizes the object part on the basis of the medical image data when the judging means judges that the image data is not provided with photographing information, and

a control means which subjects the medical image data to image processing on the basis of the result of the recognition,

wherein said image processing executed by the control means comprises one of:

selecting a plurality of medical images to be compared with each other on the basis of the result of the recognition, and displaying the medical images,

selecting a plurality of medical images which are subjected to an inter-image operation on the basis of the result of the recognition, and

selecting a plurality of medical images which are subjected to metering processing or to a computer-aided diagnosis of medical images on the basis of the result of the recognition.

3. A computer readable medium on which is recorded a computer program for causing a computer to execute the following operations:

judging whether medical image data is provided with photographing information representing the object part;

recognizing the object part on the basis of the medical image data when it is judged that the image data is not provided with photographing information; and

subjecting the medical image data to image processing on the basis of the result of the recognition,

wherein said image processing comprises one of:

selecting a plurality of medical images to be compared with each other on the basis of the result of the recognition, and displaying the medical images,

selecting a plurality of medical images which are subjected to an inter-image operation on the basis of the result of the recognition, and

selecting a plurality of medical images which are subjected to metering processing or to a computer-aided diagnosis of medical images on the basis of the result of the recognition.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 15, 2007
From: FUJIFILM HOLDINGS CORPORATION (FORMERLY FUJI PHOTO FILM CO., LTD.)
To: FUJIFILM CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 018904/0001 →