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Granted Patent B2
US 12,633,107 · App. 18/584,967 · Granted May 19, 2026

Information processing apparatus, method, and program

Inventor: Akimichi Ichinose (Tokyo, JP)
Assignee: FUJIFILM Corporation
G06V10/82G06V10/768G06V2201/03
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Patent No.
US 12,633,107
App. No.
18/584,967
Granted
May 19, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

A processor uses a trained neural network to derive a property score for each of a plurality of predetermined property items regarding a structure of interest included in an image; corrects a property score for at least one property item among the plurality of property items by referring to information indicating a relationship between the plurality of property items, the information being derived by analyzing a co-occurrence relationship between descriptions of properties included in a plurality of sentences; and derives a discrimination result for the plurality of property items regarding the structure of interest based on the corrected property score.

Claims (44)

1 . An information processing apparatus comprising at least one processor,

wherein the processor is configured to:

use a trained neural network to derive a property score for each of a plurality of predetermined property items regarding a structure of interest included in an image;

correct a property score for at least one property item among the plurality of property items by referring to information indicating a relationship between the plurality of property items, the information being derived by analyzing a co-occurrence relationship between descriptions of properties included in a plurality of sentences; and

derive a discrimination result for the plurality of property items regarding the structure of interest based on the corrected property score.

2 . The information processing apparatus according to claim 1 ,

wherein the processor is configured to:

further train the neural network using supervised training data in which a structure of interest included in a medical image and the plurality of property items regarding the structure of interest are specified; and

update the information indicating the relationship based on a result of the training.

3 . The information processing apparatus according to claim 1 ,

wherein the information indicating the relationship is a relationship matrix in which a weight, which is larger as a co-occurrence relationship between the plurality of property items is stronger, is defined as an element.

4 . The information processing apparatus according to claim 2 ,

wherein the information indicating the relationship is a relationship matrix in which a weight, which is larger as a co-occurrence relationship between the plurality of property items is stronger, is defined as an element.

5 . The information processing apparatus according to claim 3 ,

wherein the weight is scaled within a predetermined range.

6 . The information processing apparatus according to claim 4 ,

wherein the weight is scaled within a predetermined range.

7 . The information processing apparatus according to claim 3 ,

wherein the processor is configured to:

present the relationship matrix; and

correct the relationship matrix by receiving a correction of the weight in the presented relationship matrix.

8 . The information processing apparatus according to claim 4 ,

wherein the processor is configured to:

present the relationship matrix; and

correct the relationship matrix by receiving a correction of the weight in the presented relationship matrix.

9 . The information processing apparatus according to claim 5 ,

wherein the processor is configured to:

present the relationship matrix; and

correct the relationship matrix by receiving a correction of the weight in the presented relationship matrix.

10 . The information processing apparatus according to claim 6 ,

wherein the processor is configured to:

present the relationship matrix; and

correct the relationship matrix by receiving a correction of the weight in the presented relationship matrix.

11 . The information processing apparatus according to claim 1 ,

wherein the trained neural network is constructed by machine-learning a convolutional neural network, and

the processor is configured to correct the property score using one fully-connected layer to which an output of the convolutional neural network is input and the information indicating the relationship is applied.

12 . An information processing method comprising:

using a trained neural network to derive a property score for each of a plurality of predetermined property items regarding a structure of interest included in an image;

correcting a property score for at least one property item among the plurality of property items by referring to information indicating a relationship between the plurality of property items, the information being derived by analyzing a co-occurrence relationship between descriptions of properties included in a plurality of sentences; and

deriving a discrimination result for the plurality of property items regarding the structure of interest based on the corrected property score.

13 . A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium that stores an information processing program for causing a computer execute:

a procedure of using a trained neural network to derive a property score for each of a plurality of predetermined property items regarding a structure of interest included in an image;

a procedure of correcting a property score for at least one property item among the plurality of property items by referring to information indicating a relationship between the plurality of property items, the information being derived by analyzing a co-occurrence relationship between descriptions of properties included in a plurality of sentences; and

a procedure of deriving a discrimination result for the plurality of property items regarding the structure of interest based on the corrected property score.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 27, 2024
From: ICHINOSE, AKIMICHI
To: FUJIFILM CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 066580/0739 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2021-143234 · Sep 2, 2021 · national
Continuity (2)
Continuation PCTJP2022017868 · Apr 14, 2022
Related Publication 20240193932A1 · Jun 13, 2024
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