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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8184878 | Image diagnosis support system and image diagnosis support method Specific information for specifying a specific study or series for which an object, which is obtained by adding at least one information of a scan condition, a scan range, and a key image position as a basis of a diagnosis in an image, is to be generated is specifie... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8184768 | X-ray CT apparatus and method for controlling X-ray tube This embodiment is provided with a detector configured to detect an X-ray radiated from an X-ray tube, a reconstructing part configured to reconstruct an image from projection data based on the detection by the detector, an acquiring part configured to acquire a par... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8176356 | Medical-information communication-connection management device and a method of managing a medical-information communication connection A medical-information communication-connection management device including a request sending part that sends connection requests during network communication and DICOM communication to a medical information device, a response-data receiving part that receives respon... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8175894 | X-ray exposure report system, medical apparatus, and examination protocol distribution system A radiation report system includes a storage unit for storing a plurality of records including an exposure dose, an examination protocol, an examination part, a patient's age and a patient's weight with regard to the plurality of radiation examinations using a plura... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8175357 | X-ray diagnostic apparatus, image processing apparatus, and image processing method A storage unit stores data of a blood vessel image, a first mask image, and a second mask image of an object, an imaging unit which images a fluoroscopic image for the object. A subtraction unit subtracts the first mask image from the fluoroscopic image and generate... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8175218 | Interpolation interlacing based data upsampling algorithm for cone-beam x-ray CT flying focal spot projection data A method of computed-tomography and a computed-tomography apparatus where a flying focal spot x-ray interpolation interlacing is used. Weighted or non-weighted interlacing of zero values is performed, or interpolation interlacing is performed. The interpolation inte... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8170175 | X-ray CT apparatus and a method for detecting magnetic pole position thereof An X-ray CT apparatus includes a fixed gantry having a plurality of stator coils arranged in a circle and mounted on the fixed gantry. A ring-shaped rotation frame of the CT apparatus includes a plurality of rotor magnets facing the plurality of stator coils. The CT... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8167807 | Ultrasonic diagnosis device, ultrasonic image analysis device, and ultrasonic image analysis method A motion parameter measuring unit two-dimensionally measures a motion parameter of a myocardial tissue by a tracking process on time-series ultrasonic image data acquired from a sample. A time phase setting unit adds a diastolic heartbeat time phase, which is set on... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8160357 | Image segmentation According to one embodiment there is provided a method of selecting a plurality of M atlases from among a larger group of N candidate atlases to form a multi-atlas data set to be used for computer automated segmentation of novel image data sets to mark objects of in... | 04/17/2012 |
| 8160338 | X-ray CT apparatus and myocardial perfusion image generating system An apparatus includes a transformation table acquiring unit, a blood-flow information acquisition unit and a blood-flow image generating unit. The transformation table acquiring unit obtains a transformation table for transforming unspecified information representin... | 04/17/2012 |
| 8160316 | Medical image-processing apparatus and a method for processing medical images The extraction processor of the medical image-processing apparatus sets landmarks of each medical image based on volume data of two medical images. The positional relationship information-generating part generates positional relationship information that indicates p... | 04/17/2012 |
| 8157734 | Ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus and ultrasonic diagnostic method An ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus comprises a transmission and reception unit, a blood flow image generating unit, a Doppler spectrum image generating unit and a scanning sequence setting unit. The transmission and reception unit transmits first and second ultrason... | 04/17/2012 |
| 8152728 | Ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus A probe includes a transducer unit including a plurality of transducers which are arrayed in the first direction, transmit ultrasonic waves and receive echo signals, and a moving mechanism for continuously moving the transducer unit in the second direction crossing ... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8152725 | Ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus and image display method thereof A generation unit generates data of a plurality of images whose scan time is different on the basis of an output of the probe. A calculation unit calculates a plurality of index values related to pressure of the probe against the tested body on the basis of a physic... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8143583 | Positron emission tomography detector elements using different sizes of photomultiplier tubes A positron emission tomography detector module that includes an array of optically isolated crystal elements and photomultiplier tubes that receive light emitted from the array of crystal elements and are arranged to cover the array of crystal elements. The photomul... | 03/27/2012 |
| 8140481 | Medical image filing system and medical image filing method A medical image filing system comprises a primary storage device and a secondary storage device. In addition, the medical image filing system comprising: an image secondary storage condition setting unit for presetting a secondary storage condition to secondarily st... | 03/20/2012 |
| 8128286 | X-ray CT apparatus An X-ray CT apparatus includes: a base; a main frame including a pair of tilt shafts, the main frame being supported in a tiltable manner by the base with a pair of bearings interposed in between, the bearings configured to rotatably support the respective tilt shaf... | 03/06/2012 |
| 8126288 | Image processing apparatus An image processing apparatus includes a storing section which stores data of a digital image, a rotation processing section which generates a plurality of rotated digital images having different rotation angles from the digital image, an image processing section wh... | 02/28/2012 |
| 8126227 | X-ray computed tomographic apparatus and medical image processing apparatus An X-ray computed tomographic apparatus includes an X-ray tube which generates X-rays, an X-ray detector which detects X-rays transmitted through a subject and generates projection data, and a reconstruction unit which generates a plurality of original volume data a... | 02/28/2012 |
| 8126113 | X-ray diagnosis apparatus A storage unit stores a plurality of vectors and a plurality of past electrocardiographic phases in association with each other. Each of the vectors is a vector from a past reference point to a past objective point. A Reference point specifying unit specifies a curr... | 02/28/2012 |
| 8126110 | X-ray CT scanner and image creating method In an X-ray CT scanner having an X-ray tube which applies an X-ray spreading in a body axis direction of a subject, and an X-ray detector having a wide imaging range which detects the X-ray passed through the subject and converts the detected X-ray into an electric ... | 02/28/2012 |
| 8126109 | X-ray CT apparatus and tomography method An index-value detecting unit detects an index value that indicates a contrast medium density in a Region Of Interest (ROI) set on an image reconstructed during a scan. A switch-timing detecting unit detects an inflection point appearing on a curve that indicates te... | 02/28/2012 |
| 8125311 | Medical diagnostic imaging system, information processing method for medical diagnostic imaging system, ultrasonic imaging diagnostic apparatus, and operation device Provided is a medical diagnostic imaging system in which user information can be easily and efficiently moved (transferred) among a plurality of ultrasonic imaging diagnostic apparatuses. The medical diagnostic imaging system includes: a plurality of ultrasonic imag... | 02/28/2012 |
| 8123691 | Ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus for fixedly displaying a puncture probe during 2D imaging Ultrasonic diagnostic equipment is equipped with an ultrasonic probe that transmits/receives ultrasound to/from an examined body, a probe position sensor that detects the position and the direction of the ultrasonic probe, an image generator that generates image dat... | 02/28/2012 |
| 8121376 | Diagnostic imaging support processing apparatus and diagnostic imaging support processing program product A diagnostic imaging support processing apparatus includes a nodular region determination unit which determines a nodular region included in an image showing the inside of a subject, a polygonal line approximation processing unit which obtains a plurality of nodes c... | 02/21/2012 |
| 8121373 | Image diagnostic processing device and image diagnostic processing program An image diagnostic processing device includes peripheral region specifying means which specifies a peripheral region connecting to an abnormal candidate region included in an image representing the inside of a subject, and judging means which judges whether the abn... | 02/21/2012 |
| 8116426 | Computed tomography device and method using circular-pixel position-adaptive interpolation A method of computed-tomography and a computed-tomography apparatus where a interpolation kernel width is adaptively determined as a function of the distance from the x-ray source to the reconstruction pixel. The width of the kernel is the projection of the reconstr... | 02/14/2012 |
| 8111891 | X-ray CT apparatus, myocardial perfusion information generating system, X-ray diagnostic method and myocardial perfusion information generating method An X-ray CT apparatus has an image generating unit and a blood flow information acquiring unit. The image generating unit acquires projection data at rest and at non-rest from a myocardial part of an object into which contrast medium is injected continuously in a st... | 02/07/2012 |
| 8107589 | Radiotherapeutic system and radiotherapeutic dose distribution measuring method A detector having a collimator in a position at a specific angle with respect to a therapeutic X-ray beam is mounted to selectively detect only scattering radiation in the direction. To three-dimensionally obtain a distribution of places where scattering occurs in a... | 01/31/2012 |
| 8105240 | Ultrasonic imaging apparatus and low attenuation medium with a prescribed pattern for apparatus localization The ultrasonic imaging apparatus comprises an ultrasonic probe, a detecting part, a position analyzing part, a display control part, a display part, and a storage part. The detecting part is mounted on the ultrasonic probe operable to detect a part of a prescribed p... | 01/31/2012 |
| 8102392 | Image processing/displaying apparatus having free moving control unit and limited moving control unit and method of controlling the same An image processing/displaying apparatus comprises a data storage unit configured to store 3-dimensional volume data, a cross section information generation unit configured to generate cross section information by reconstructing the 3-dimensional volume data stored ... | 01/24/2012 |
| 8098913 | Ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus and image filtering method of the same An ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus uses the pixel value of each of the pixels found in a predetermined range relative to a reference position of image data as input matrix and computes an output value corresponding to the input at its image processing section. There... | 01/17/2012 |
| 8095388 | Medical imaging diagnosis supporting apparatus and image diagnosis supporting method By selecting at least one of an image and a report to be provided for an institute to which a patient is introduced, an object having the same series ID as that of the image or report is automatically obtained. Medical information including the object is generated a... | 01/10/2012 |
| 8094775 | X-ray computer tomography apparatus including a pair of separably movable collimators An X-ray computer tomography apparatus includes an X-ray tube, a two-dimensional array type X-ray detector, a rotating mechanism, a pair of collimators, a collimator moving mechanism which separately moves the pair of collimators in a direction almost parallel to a ... | 01/10/2012 |
| 8094774 | X-ray computed tomography apparatus A control unit performs helical scanning an subject while moving a top along a direction substantially parallel to a body axis. An acquisition unit acquires projection data via an X-ray detector. A projection data extraction unit extracts a projection data set neces... | 01/10/2012 |
| 8091428 | Ultrasonic probe and ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus An ultrasonic probe has a plurality of modules joined at least along the elevation direction. The module has a plurality of first piezoelectric transducers having a first width with respect to the elevation direction. The module has at least one second piezoelectric... | 01/10/2012 |
| 8090170 | Medical image storage device A medical image observation device relating to the present invention receives enhanced image data having a plurality of medical images, and splits the enhanced image data into a plurality of single image data each containing only one medical image, based on system i... | 01/03/2012 |
| 8086010 | Medical image diagnosis apparatus and the control method thereof Obtain a tomographic image of a patient table in advance in a state in which the object is not placed on the patient table. Obtain a tomographic image of the patient table with the object placed on the patient table. This tomographic image consists of an image of a ... | 12/27/2011 |
| 8084741 | Configurable coincidence pairing and filtering system and method for positron emission tomography A method of processing positron emission tomography (PET) information obtained from a PET detector having a plurality of detector regions, each detector region having at least one detector module and a corresponding regional collector, the method including the steps... | 12/27/2011 |
| 8082794 | Ultrasonic probe and piezoelectric transducer A ultrasonic probe has a plurality of piezoelectric transducers arranged in the array direction. Each piezoelectric transducer has a piezoelectric element which vibrates in the thickness direction. A signal electrode is formed on the lower surface of the piezoelectr... | 12/27/2011 |
