Medical image processing apparatus, medical image diagnostic apparatus, medical image processing method, and ultrasonic image processing method

1. A medical image processing apparatus, comprising:

processing circuitry configured to

set a first region of interest in at least one of a plurality of medical images;

carry out first tracking processing of tracking a motion of the first region of interest between the medical images and second tracking processing of tracking a motion of a second region of interest, different from the first region of interest, between the medical images, wherein the medical images contain an eyeball region of a fetus in a mother, the first region of interest contains the eyeball region of the fetus, and the second region of interest contains part of the eyeball region of the fetus; and

calculate the motion of the second region of interest with respect to the first region of interest by using a result of the first tracking processing and a result of the second tracking processing.

2. The medical image processing apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the processing circuitry is further configured to carry out first correction processing of correcting the result of the first tracking processing and second correction processing of correcting the result of the second tracking processing by using a result of the first correction processing, and calculate the motion of the second region of interest with respect to the first region of interest by using the result of the first correction processing and a result of the second correction processing.

3. The medical image processing apparatus according to claim 2 , wherein the first correction processing includes dividing the result of the first tracking processing into a plurality of components and carrying out Fourier fitting on each of the components.

4. The medical image processing apparatus according to claim 3 , wherein the second correction processing includes subtracting a corrected value obtained through the Fourier fitting from each of the components of the result of the second tracking processing.

5. The medical image processing apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the second region of interest contains at least part of a crystalline lens of the fetus in the medical image.

6. The medical image processing apparatus according to claim 5 , wherein the processing circuitry is further configured to recognize a movement mode of the crystalline lens of the fetus contained in the second region of interest based on the motion of the second region of interest with respect to the first region of interest.

7. The medical image processing apparatus according to claim 6 , wherein the processing circuitry is configured to recognize the movement mode based on at least one of a change of displacement of the crystalline lens and a change of the angle of the crystalline lens.

8. The medical image processing apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the medical images include an ultrasonic image obtained by transmitting and receiving ultrasound.

9. The medical image processing apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the processing circuitry is further configured to set the second region of interest in at least one of the medical images.

10. The medical image processing apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the processing circuitry is further configured to carry out retrieval of the first region of interest and the second region of interest in the medical images.

11. The medical image processing apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the processing circuitry is further configured to take positions of the first region of interest and the second region of interest in a medical image obtained at a predetermined time point as reference positions, and acquire information of the positions of the first region of interest and the second region of interest in medical images, excluding that obtained at the predetermined time point, with respect to the reference positions.

12. A medical image diagnostic apparatus, comprising:

processing circuitry configured to

collect a plurality of chronological medical images;

set a first region of interest in at least one of the medical images;

carry out first tracking processing of tracking a motion of the first region of interest between the medical images and second tracking processing of tracking a motion of a second region of interest, different from the first region of interest, between the medical images, wherein the medical images contain an eyeball region of a fetus in a mother, the first region of interest contains the eyeball region of the fetus, and the second region of interest contains part of the eyeball region of the fetus; and

calculate the motion of the second region of interest with respect to the first region of interest by using a result of the first tracking processing and a result of the second tracking processing.

13. A medical image processing method, comprising:

setting a first region of interest in at least one of a plurality of medical images;

carrying out first tracking processing of tracking a motion of the first region of interest between the medical images and second tracking processing of tracking a motion of a second region of interest, different from the first region of interest, between the medical images, wherein the medical images contain an eyeball region of a fetus in a mother, the first region of interest contains the eyeball region of the fetus, and the second region of interest contains part of the eyeball region of the fetus; and

calculating the motion of the second region of interest with respect to the first region of interest by using a result of the first tracking processing and a result of the second tracking processing.