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US 11,450,425 · App. 16/724,391 · Granted Sep 20, 2022

Medical image processing apparatus, endoscope apparatus, diagnostic support apparatus, medical service support apparatus, and report creation support apparatus

Inventors: Shumpei Kamon (Kanagawa, JP); Masaaki Oosake (Kanagawa, JP)

Assignee: FUJIFILM Corporation

G16H30/40 A61B1/00004 A61B1/00045 A61B1/04 G06T7/0012 G16H15/00 G16H30/20 G06T2207/10068 G06T2207/30096

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Patent No.: US 11,450,425
App. No.: 16/724,391
Granted: Sep 20, 2022
Kind: B2

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Abstract

A medical image processing apparatus 10 includes a medical image acquisition unit 11 that acquires a medical image 50 including a subject image, a medical image analysis result acquisition unit 12 that acquires an analysis result obtained by analyzing the medical image 50 , a display unit 13 that displays at least one medical image 50 and at least information on presence or absence of a lesion or a type of a lesion in the analysis result acquired by the medical image analysis result acquisition unit 12 , and an input receiving unit 14 that receives an input regarding whether or not the information on presence or absence of a lesion or a type of a lesion included in the analysis result is correct.

Claims (82)

1. A medical image processing apparatus comprising:

a display device; and

a processor coupled to the display device and configured to:

acquire medical images related to a subject;

acquire analysis results obtained by analyzing the medical images;

control the display device to display medical images and at least information on presence or absence of a lesion or a type of a lesion in the analysis results in a same screen;

detect a region of interest, which is a region to be observed, based on a feature amount of pixels of each of the medical images and obtains at least information on presence or absence of a lesion or a type of a lesion in the region of interest of each of the medical images,

receive one input regarding whether or not the information on presence or absence of a lesion or a type of a lesion relating to all the medical images or the information on presence or absence of a lesion or a type of a lesion relating to all the analysis results displayed in the same screen are correct.

2. The medical image processing apparatus according to claim 1 ,

wherein the processor is configured to receive the one input regarding whether or not the information on presence or absence of a lesion or a type of a lesion relating to all the medical images or the information on presence or absence of a lesion or a type of a lesion relating to all the analysis results displayed in the same screen are correct comprising:

select medical images or analysis results relating to the medical images, and

receive the one input regarding whether or not the information on presence or absence of a lesion or a type of a lesion relating to the selected medical images or the information on presence or absence of a lesion or a type of a lesion relating to the selected analysis results are correct.

3. The medical image processing apparatus according to claim 1 , further comprising:

a storage device that stores the information on presence or absence of a lesion or a type of a lesion, for which the one input regarding whether or not the information is correct is received and the medical images relating to the information on presence or absence of a lesion or a type of a lesion, for which the one input regarding whether or not the information is correct is received by in association with each other.

4. The medical image processing apparatus according to claim 1 ,

wherein the processor is further configured to control the display device to display sequentially one or more medical images, or displays a plurality of medical images collectively, and

wherein a reception of the input is validated by the processor after the display device displays all of the medical images to be displayed at least once.

5. The medical image processing apparatus according to claim 1 ,

wherein the processor is configured to acquire the analysis results from a recording apparatus that records the analysis results relating to the medical images.

6. A medical image processing apparatus comprising:

a display device; and

a processor coupled to the display device and configured to:

acquire medical images related to a subject;

acquire analysis results obtained by analyzing the medical images;

control the display device to display medical images and at least information on presence or absence of a lesion or a type of a lesion in the analysis results in a same screen;

receive an input of correction information for correcting the information on presence or absence of a lesion or a type of a lesion included in the analysis results;

detect a region of interest, which is a region to be observed, based on a feature amount of pixels each of the medical images and obtains at least information on presence or absence of a lesion or a type of a lesion in the region of interest of each of the medical images,

receives one input regarding whether or not the information on presence or absence of a lesion or a type of a lesion relating to all the medical images or the information on presence or absence of a lesion or a type of a lesion relating to all the analysis results displayed in the same screen are correct.

7. The medical image processing apparatus according to claim 6 , wherein the processor is configured to receives the one input regarding whether or not the information on presence or absence of a lesion or a type of a lesion relating to all the medical images or the information on presence or absence of a lesion or a type of a lesion relating to all the analysis results displayed in the same screen are correct comprising:

select medical images or analysis results relating to the medical images, and

8. The medical image processing apparatus according to claim 6 , further comprising:

a storage device that stores both the analysis results and the correction information in association with the medical images relating to the analysis results and the correction information in a case where the processor receives an input of the correction information.

9. The medical image processing apparatus according to claim 6 , further comprising:

a storage device that stores the analysis results, a part or all of which are replaced with contents of the correction information, and the medical images relating to the analysis results, a part or all of which are replaced with contents of the correction information, in association with each other, in a case where the processor receives an input of the correction information.

10. A medical image processing apparatus comprising:

a display device; and

a processor coupled to the display device and configured to:

acquire medical images related to a subject;

acquire analysis results obtained by analyzing the medical images;

control the display device to display minified images of the medical images and at least information on presence or absence of a lesion or a type of a lesion in the analysis results in a same screen;

control the display device to display a score used for obtaining the analysis results, and

11. The medical image processing apparatus according to claim 10 ,

select minified images of the medical images or analysis results relating to the minified images of the medical images,

receive the one input regarding whether or not the information on presence or absence of a lesion or a type of a lesion relating to the selected minified images of the medical images or the information on presence or absence of a lesion or a type of a lesion relating to the selected analysis results are correct.

12. The medical image processing apparatus according to claim 10 , further comprising:

a storage device that stores the information on presence or absence of a lesion or a type of a lesion, for which the one input regarding whether or not the information is correct is received and the minified images of the medical images relating to the information on presence or absence of a lesion or a type of a lesion, for which the one input regarding whether or not the information is correct is received in association with each other.

13. The medical image processing apparatus according to claim 10 ,

wherein the processor is configured to control the display device to sequentially display one or more minified images of the medical images, or displays a plurality of minified images of the medical images collectively, and

wherein a reception of the input is validated by the processor after the display device displays all of the minified images of the medical images at least once.

14. The medical image processing apparatus according to claim 10 , wherein the processor is further configured to:

detect a region of interest, which is a region to be observed, based on a feature amount of pixels of the medical images and obtains at least information on presence or absence of a lesion or a type of a lesion in the region of interest.

15. The medical image processing apparatus according to claim 10 ,

wherein the processor is configured to acquire the analysis results from a recording apparatus that records the analysis results relating to the medical images.

16. The medical image processing apparatus according to claim 10 ,

wherein the score is an index representing a probability of the analysis result or an index representing a likelihood of a lesion.

17. The medical image processing apparatus according to claim 10 , wherein the processor is further configured to:

control the display device to display a pop-up window a medical image that is an original image of the minified image, in a case where the input receiving unit receives an operation input by clicking on the minified image.

18. The medical image processing apparatus according to claim 10 , wherein the display device displays check boxes, which are for showing that the medical images and the analysis results have been checked, corresponding to the minified images.

19. A medical image processing apparatus comprising:

a display device; and

a processor coupled to the display device and configured to:

acquire medical images related to a subject;

acquire analysis results obtained by analyzing the medical images;

control the display device to display minified images of the medical images and at least information on presence or absence of a lesion or a type of a lesion in the analysis results in a same screen;

receive an input of correction information for correcting the information on presence or absence of a lesion or a type of a lesion included in the analysis results,

display a score used for obtaining the analysis result, and

20. The medical image processing apparatus according to claim 19 , wherein the processor is configured to receive the one input regarding whether or not the information on presence or absence of a lesion or a type of a lesion relating to all the medical images or the information on presence or absence of a lesion or a type of a lesion relating to all the analysis results displayed in the same screen are correct comprising:

select minified images of the medical images or analysis results relating to the minified images of the medical images, and

21. The medical image processing apparatus according to claim 19 , further comprising:

a storage device that stores both the analysis results and the correction information in association with the minified images of the medical images relating to the analysis results and the correction information in a case where the processor receives an input of the correction information.

22. The medical image processing apparatus according to claim 19 , further comprising:

a storage device that stores the analysis result, a part or all of which are replaced with contents of the correction information, and the minified image of the medical image relating to the analysis result, a part or all of which are replaced with contents of the correction information, in association with each other, in a case where the processor receives an input of the correction information.

23. A diagnostic support apparatus comprising the medical image processing apparatus according to claim 1 .

24. A medical service support apparatus comprising the medical image processing apparatus according to claim 1 .

25. A report creation support apparatus comprising:

the medical image processing apparatus according to claim 1 ; and

a second processor configured to create a report using the analysis results.

Assignments (1)

ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 27, 2019

From: KAMON, SHUMPEI; OOSAKE, MASAAKI

To: FUJIFILM CORPORATION

Reel/Frame 051373/0888 →

Priority Claims (1)

JP JP2017-130691 · Jul 3, 2017 · national

Continuity (2)

Continuation PCTJP2018020407 · May 28, 2018

Related Publication 20200143936A1 · May 7, 2020

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