IP Library Patent Application 17806647
Patent Application
App. No. 17/806,647

MEDICAL IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, MEDICAL IMAGE PROCESSING SYSTEM, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM

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17/806,647
Abstract

The problem to be solved is to utilize an analysis result of a medical image that uses post-processing function to achieve a higher diagnosis accuracy. The medical image processing apparatus according to the present embodiment includes an acquirer that acquires a first medical image information which is a result of an external processing performed on a second medical information including a medical image, a receiver that receives a selected action for the first medical image information, and a register that associates and registers an action information about the selected action for the first medical image information with the first medical image information.

Claims (41)

1 . A medical image processing apparatus, comprising:

a memory; and

processing circuitry configured to

acquire a first medical image information, wherein the first medical image information is a result of an external processing performed on a second medical image information including a medical image,

receive a selected action for the first medical image information, and

register in the memory an action information about the selected action for the first medical image information in association with the first medical image information.

2 . The medical image processing apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the processing circuitry outputs a selection screen configured to select the selected action for the first medical image information and receives the selected action for the first medical image information based on a user operation.

3 . The medical image processing apparatus of claim 2 , wherein the selection screen is a screen where the selected action for multiple pieces of the first medical image information can be selected at once.

4 . The medical image processing apparatus of claim 2 , wherein the selection screen is a screen where the selected action for the first medical image information can be selected for each piece of the first medical image information.

5 . The medical image processing apparatus of claim 1 ,

wherein the selection screen is a first screen where the selected action for multiple pieces of the first medical image information can be selected at once, or a second screen where the selected action for the first medical image information can be selected for each piece of the first medical image information; and

wherein the processing circuitry switches between the first screen and the second screen based on a user operation.

6 . The medical image processing apparatus of claim 1 ,

wherein the processing circuitry outputs a confirmation screen configured to confirm whether to save or discard the first medical image information for which the selected action has been selected, based on the received selected action for the first medical image information; and

wherein the processing circuitry registers the action information about the selected action for the first medical image information in association with the first medical image information based on a user operation on the confirmation screen.

7 . The medical image processing apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the processing circuitry generates and outputs a list of the first medical image information.

8 . The medical image processing apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the processing circuitry transmits the first medical image information and the action information in association with the first medical image information, to a different apparatus.

9 . The medical image processing apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the processing circuitry outputs, among multiple pieces of the first medical image information, prioritizing the first medical image information for which the action information has not been registered.

10 . The medical image processing apparatus of claim 9 , wherein, when there are multiple pieces of the first medical image information for which the action information has not been registered, the processing circuitry prioritizes, based on an examination date and time and/or analysis result, the first medical image information for which the action information has not been registered.

11 . The medical image processing apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the processing circuitry notifies a presence of the first medical image information for which the action information has not been registered.

12 . The medical image processing apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the processing circuitry searches, among multiple pieces of the first medical image information, the first medical image information for which the action information has not been registered.

13 . The medical image processing apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the processing circuitry receives the selected action for the first medical image information as a user operation via an input.

14 . The medical image processing apparatus of claim 1 ,

wherein the processing circuitry recognizes an action performed on the first medical image information; and

wherein the processing circuitry receives the recognized action as the selected action for the first medical image information.

15 . The medical image processing apparatus of claim 14 , wherein the processing circuitry recognizes the action performed on the first medical image information, based on a user operation performed on the medical image processing apparatus.

16 . The medical image processing apparatus of claim 14 , wherein the processing circuitry recognizes the action performed on the first medical image information, based on a communication result with a different apparatus.

17 . The medical image processing apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the first medical image information is generated by executing external processing performed on the second medical image information including the medical image imaged by an imaging apparatus configured to acquire the medical image by imaging a subject.

18 . The medical image processing apparatus of claim 1 ,

wherein the first medical image information includes information about a recommended action; and

wherein the processing circuitry determines whether the recommended action has been performed or not, based on the selected action and the information about the recommended action.

19 . A medical image processing system, comprising:

a diagnosis support apparatus or an external image processing apparatus configured to generate a first medical image information by executing an external processing performed on a second medical image information including a medical image; and

a medical image processing apparatus comprising a memory and processing circuitry, wherein the processing circuitry is configured to

acquire one or more pieces of the first medical image information from the diagnosis support apparatus or the external image processing apparatus,

receive a selected action for the first medical image information; and

register in the memory an action information about the selected action for the first medical image information in association with the first medical image information.

20 . A non-transitory computer readable storage medium, which stores a program that causes a computer to execute processing comprising:

acquiring a first medical image information, wherein the first medical image information is a result of an external processing performed on a second medical image information including a medical image,

receiving a selected action for the first medical image information, and

registering in a memory an action information about the selected action for the first medical image information in association with the first medical image information.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 1, 2026
From: CANON MEDICAL SYSTEMS CORPORATION
To: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
Reel/Frame 075315/0598 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 23, 2022
From: IWAI, HARUKI; IKEZAKI, RIE; KURATOMI, NAOKO; KUROKI, TAKAHIRO
To: CANON MEDICAL SYSTEMS CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 060864/0225 →