Medical image diagnosis apparatus, medical image processing apparatus, and medical image processing method
View Patent ↗A medical image diagnosis apparatus of an embodiment includes: an image generation unit configured to generate a first image which is an original image, from a medical image taken by a medical imaging unit; an image conversion unit configured to process the first image to output a second image where a color tone of a predetermined region in the first image is kept and a color tone of a region other than the predetermined region is converted; and an image output unit configured to supply the second image to an output apparatus.
1. A medical image diagnosis apparatus comprising:
an image generator implemented by circuitry that generates a first image which is an original image, from a medical image taken by a medical imaging apparatus;
an image converter implemented by the circuitry that processes the first image to output a second image where a color tone of a color image region contained in the first image is maintained and a color tone of a monochrome image region is inverted; and
a printer that prints the second image output from the image converter.
2. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the second image output from the image converter contains an image for a report or an image that is to be stored.
3. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the image converter recognizes a region of a color image having a specific meaning as a region where the color tone is maintained, if the first image contains the color image having the specific meaning.
4. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the image converter recognizes a region of an image pertaining to a living structure as a region where the color tone is maintained, if the first image contains the color image pertaining to the living structure.
5. A medical image processing apparatus comprising:
an image generator implemented by circuitry that generates a first image which is an original image, by processing a medical image selected from among a plurality of medical images;
an image converter implemented by the circuitry that processes the first image to output a second image where a color tone of a color image region contained in the first image is maintained and a color tone of a monochrome image region is inverted; and
a printer that prints the second image output from the image converter.
6. The apparatus of claim 5 , wherein the second image output from the image converter contains an image for a report or an image that is to be stored.
7. The apparatus of claim 5 , wherein the image converter recognizes a region of a color image having a specific meaning as a region where the color tone is maintained, if the first image contains the color image having the specific meaning.
8. The apparatus of claim 5 , wherein the image converter recognizes a region of an image pertaining to a living structure as a region where the color tone is maintained, if the first image contains the color image pertaining to the living structure.
9. A medical image processing method comprising:
generating a first image which is an original image using an image generator, by processing a medical image selected from among a plurality of medical images;
processing the first image using an image converter, and outputting a second image where a color tone of a color image region contained in the first image is maintained and a color tone of a monochrome image region is inverted; and
printing the second image outputted from the image converter.
10. The method of claim 9 , wherein the second image output from the image converter contains an image for a report or an image that is to be stored.
11. The method of claim 9 , wherein the image converter recognizes a region of a color image having a specific meaning as a region where the color tone is maintained, if the first image contains the color image having the specific meaning.
12. The method of claim 9 , wherein the image converter recognizes a region of an image pertaining to a living structure as a region where the color tone is maintained, if the first image contains the color image pertaining to the living structure.