IP Library Granted Patent US 11,074,681
Granted Patent B2
US 11,074,681 · App. 16/546,304 · Granted Jul 27, 2021

Anomalousness determination method, anomalousness determination apparatus, and computer-readable recording medium

Inventors: Masaaki Komatsu (Koto, JP); Hiroyuki Yoshida (Machida, JP); Akira Sakai (Kawasaki, JP); Akihiko Sekizawa (Shinagawa, JP); Ryu Matsuoka (Shinagawa, JP); Ryuji Hamamoto (Chuo, JP)
Assignees: FUJITSU LIMITED; RIKEN; SHOWA UNIVERSITY; NATIONAL CANCER CENTER
G06T7/0002G06K9/00201G06T2207/10132
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Patent No.
US 11,074,681
App. No.
16/546,304
Granted
Jul 27, 2021
Kind
B2
Abstract

A non-transitory computer-readable recording medium storing therein an anomalousness determination program that causes a computer to execute a process includes: sensing a region in an object in each of a plurality of ultrasound examination images using an object sensing technique; based on a result of the sensing and a structure of the object, acquiring a result of sensing each of a plurality of regions in the object in each of the ultrasound examination images; and determining anomalousness in the object based on the result of sensing each of the regions in the ultrasound examination images.

Claims (34)

1. A non-transitory computer-readable recording medium storing therein an anomalousness determination program that causes a computer to execute a process comprising:

sensing a region in an object wherein a plurality of regions are included in a structure of the object and the object is supposed to be included in each of a plurality of ultrasound examination images using an object sensing technique, the sensed region being represented by a probability of a position of the region in the object, the object sensing technique being a learning model where the regions relating to the structure of the object are learned;

based on the probability and the structure of the object, acquiring a rate of detection of each of the plurality of regions in the object; and

determining anomalousness in the object based on the acquired rate of detection of each of the regions.

2. The non-transitory computer-readable recording medium according to claim 1 , wherein the ultrasound examination images are images selected as determined to include the object.

3. The non-transitory computer-readable recording medium according to claim 1 , wherein determining includes determining anomalousness in the object based on whether the object is sensed to exist in the ultrasound examination images.

4. The non-transitory computer-readable recording medium according to claim 1 , wherein the ultrasound examination images are images obtained by scanning the object.

5. The non-transitory computer-readable recording medium according to claim 4 , wherein the scanning is performed in a single direction.

6. The non-transitory computer-readable recording medium according to claim 4 , wherein the ultrasound examination images are images that are selected such that parts of return of the scanning are not contained.

7. A non-transitory computer-readable recording medium storing therein an anomalousness determination program that causes a computer to execute a process comprising:

detecting frames over a predetermined time period wherein the frames are scan cross-sections included in a video in which an object is supposed to be included and changes in pixel values of the frames over the predetermined time period are more than a predetermined threshold;

performing image recognition for detecting regions included in a structure of the object in each of the detected frames, the image recognition using a learning model where the regions relating to the structure of the object are learned;

acquiring a rate of detection of each of the regions in the object based on the image recognition and the structure of the object; and

detecting anomalousness in the object based on the acquired rate of detection of each of the regions.

8. An anomalousness determination method comprising:

sensing a region in an object wherein a plurality of regions are included in a structure of the object and the object is supposed to be included in each of a plurality of ultrasound examination images, using an object sensing technique, the sensed region being represented by a probability of a position of the region in the object, the object sensing technique being a learning model where the regions relating to the structure of the object are learned;

based on the sensing probability and the structure of the object, acquiring a rate of detection of each of the plurality of regions in the object; and

determining anomalousness in the object based on the acquired rate of detection of each of the regions, by a processor.

9. An anomalousness determination method comprising:

detecting frames over a predetermined time period wherein the frames are scan cross-sections included in a video in which an object is supposed to be included and changes in pixel values of the frames over the predetermined time period are more than a predetermined threshold;

performing image recognition for detecting regions included in a structure of the object in each of the detected frames, the image recognition using a learning model where the regions relating to the structure of the object are learned;

acquiring a rate of detection of each of the regions in the object based on the image recognition and the structure of the object; and

detecting anomalousness in the object based on the acquired rate of detection of each of the regions, by a processor.

10. An anomalousness determination apparatus comprising:

a processor configured to:

sense a region in an object wherein a plurality of regions are included in a structure of the object and the object is supposed to be included in each of a plurality of ultrasound examination images, using an object sensing technique, the sensed region being represented by a probability of a position of the region in the object, the object sensing technique being a learning model where the regions relating to the structure of the object are learned;

based on the probability and the structure of the object, acquire a rate of detection of each of the plurality of regions in the object; and

determine anomalousness in the object based on the acquired rate of detection of each of the regions.

11. An anomalousness determination apparatus comprising:

a processor configured to:

detect frames over a predetermined time of period wherein the frames are scan cross-sections included in a video-an in which object is supposed to be included and changes in pixel values of the frames over the predetermined time period are more than a predetermined threshold;

perform image recognition for detecting regions included in a structure of the object in each of the detected frames, the image recognition using a learning model where the regions relating to the structure of the object are learned;

acquire a rate of detection of each of the regions in the object based on the image recognition and the structure of the object; and

detect anomalousness in the object based on the acquired rate of detection of each of the regions.

Assignments (2)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Nov 10, 2025
From: SHOWA UNIVERSITY
To: SHOWA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY
Reel/Frame 073516/0867 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 21, 2019
From: KOMATSU, MASAAKI; YOSHIDA, HIROYUKI; SAKAI, AKIRA; SEKIZAWA, AKIHIKO; MATSUOKA, RYU; HAMAMOTO, RYUJI
To: FUJITSU LIMITED; RIKEN; SHOWA UNIVERSITY; NATIONAL CANCER CENTER
Reel/Frame 050109/0763 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP JP2018-157841 · Aug 24, 2018 · national
Continuity (1)
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