Apparatus, method, program, and system for displaying motion image, apparatus, method, program, and system for processing motion image, computer-readable storage medium, and method and system for assisting image diagnosis

• US 20030190067A1
• Filed: 11/08/2002
• Published: 10/09/2003
• Est. Priority Date: 04/03/2002
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha (Canon Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha (Canon Inc.)
• Inventors: Tsujii, Osamu
• Application Number:
  US10/290,361
• Publication Number:
  US 20030190067A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 382/132
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/4528 Joints A61B5/4533, A61B5/4538 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 6/02 Arrangements for diagnosis sequentially in different planes; Stereoscopic radiation diagnosis
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 6/5217 extracting a diagnostic or physiological parameter from medical diagnostic data
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 6/563 involving image data transmission via a network
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 50/30 for calculating health indices; for individual health risk assessment

Abstract

A method of displaying a motion image of an object includes a phase recognition step of recognizing a phase in a series of moving states of the object for each of images constituting the motion image by analyzing the motion image, and a motion image displaying step of displaying the motion image using the images constituting the motion image in accordance with the phase recognized in the phase recognition step.

Claims

1. A method of displaying a motion image of an object, comprising:

a phase recognition step, of recognizing a phase in a series of moving states of said object for each of images constituting said motion image by analyzing said motion image; and

a motion image displaying step, of displaying said motion image using said images constituting said motion image in accordance with the phase recognized in said phase recognition step.

2. A method according to claim 1, wherein the series of moving states of said object is a series of moving states of a partial region of said object.

3. A method according to claim 1, wherein the phase is information representing a stage in which process of a moving state lies in the series of moving states.

4. A method according to claim 1, wherein in said phase recognition step a geometric feature value of an image having correlation with the phase is calculated and the phase is recognized based on the calculated geometric feature value.

5. A method according to claim 4, wherein in said phase recognition step the phase is recognized based on change in said geometric feature value with time.

6. A method according to claim 1, wherein in said motion image displaying step said images constituting said motion image is sorted in accordance with the phase and motion image is displayed using the sorted images.

7. A method according to claim 1, wherein in said motion image displaying step the motion image is displayed using images constituting said motion image which belongs to a predetermined region in respect to the phase.

8. A method according to claim 1, wherein in said phase recognition step said images constituting said motion image are classified into a plurality of regions, in respect to the phase, defined beforehand.

9. A method according to claim 1, wherein in said motion image displaying step said motion image display is started with an image constituting said motion image which is substantially identical in respect to the phase.

10. A method according to claim 9, wherein in said motion image displaying step said motion image display is finished with an image constituting said motion image which is substantially identical in respect to the phase.

11. A method according to claims 1, wherein in said motion image displaying step a display rate of said images constituting said motion image can be changed in accordance with the phase.

12. A method according to claim 11, wherein the display rate can be changed with respect to each of a plurality of regions in respect to the phase.

13. A method according to claim 11, wherein the display rate can be changed in accordance with a time rate of the phase.

14. A method according to claim 1, wherein in said motion image displaying step magnification of said display for an image constituting said motion image can be changed in accordance with the phase.

15. A method according to claim 14, wherein the magnification can be changed with respect to each of a plurality of regions in respect to the phase.

16. A method according to claim 1, wherein in said motion image displaying step a plurality of said motion images are concurrently displayed with images constituting respective said motion images substantially aligned in respect to the phase.

17. A method according to claim 16, wherein said plurality of said motion images comprise a plurality of different motion images of the same object.

18. A method according to claim 17, wherein said plurality of different motion images of the same object are different in an imaging direction relative to the object when said plurality of different motion images are obtained.

19. A method according to claim 17, wherein said plurality of different motion images of the same object are different in time at which said plurality of different motion images are obtained.

20. A method according to claim 16, wherein said plurality of motion images comprise two motion images which are obtained for a pair of human body parts respectively.

21. A method according to claim 1, wherein said motion image is obtained by radiography.

24. A program for causing a computer to perform a predetermined method,

wherein said predetermined method comprises the steps in the method of any one of claim 1, 22 and 23.

25. A computer-readable storage medium storing a program according to claim 24.

22. A method of processing a motion image of an object, comprising:

a phase recognition step, of recognizing a phase in a series of moving states of said object for each of images constituting said motion image by analyzing said motion image; and

a storage step, of storing the phase recognized in said phase recognition step and said images constituting said motion image in association with each other.

23. A method of processing a motion image of an object, comprising:

a phase recognition step, of recognizing a phase in a series of moving states of said object for each of images constituting said motion image by analyzing said motion image; and

a determination step, of determining a display schedule of said images constituting said motion image on a time scale in accordance with the phase recognized in said phase recognition step.

26. An apparatus of displaying a motion image of an object, comprising:

phase recognition means for recognizing a phase in a series of moving states of said object for each of images constituting said motion image by analyzing said motion image; and

motion image displaying means for displaying said motion image using said images constituting said motion image in accordance with the phase recognized by said phase recognition means.

27. An apparatus according to claim 26, wherein the series of moving states of said object is a series of moving states of a partial region of said object.

28. An apparatus according to claim 26, wherein the phase is information representing a stage in which process of a moving state lies in the series of moving states.

29. An apparatus according to claim 26, wherein in said phase recognition means a geometric feature value of an image having correlation with the phase is calculated and the phase is recognized based on the calculated geometric feature value.

30. An apparatus according to claim 29, wherein in said phase recognition means the phase is recognized based on change in said geometric feature value with time.

31. An apparatus according to claim 26, wherein in said motion image displaying means said images constituting said motion image is sorted in accordance with the phase and motion image is displayed using the sorted images.

32. An apparatus according to claim 26, wherein in said motion image displaying means motion image is displayed using images constituting said motion image which belongs to a predetermined region in respect to the phase.

33. An apparatus according to claim 26, wherein in said phase recognition means said images constituting said motion image is classified into a plurality of regions, in respect to the phase, defined beforehand.

34. An apparatus according to claim 26, wherein in said motion image displaying means motion image display is started with an image constituting said motion image which is substantially identical in respect to the phase.

35. An apparatus according to claim 34, wherein in said motion image displaying means motion image display is finished with an image constituting said motion image which is substantially identical in respect to the phase.

36. An apparatus according to claim 26, wherein in said motion image displaying means a display rate of said images constituting said motion image can be changed in accordance with the phase.

37. An apparatus according to claim 36, wherein the display rate can be changed each of a plurality of regions in respect to the phase.

38. An apparatus according to claim 36, wherein the display rate can be changed in accordance with a time rate of the phase.

39. An apparatus according to claim 26, wherein in said motion image displaying means magnification of said display for an image constituting said motion image can be changed in accordance with the phase.

40. An apparatus according to claim 39, wherein the magnification can be changed with respect to each of a plurality of regions in respect to the phase.

41. An apparatus according to claim 26, wherein in said motion image displaying means a plurality of said motion images are concurrently displayed with said images constituting respective said motion images substantially aligned in respect to the phase.

42. An apparatus according to claim 41, wherein said plurality of said motion images comprise a plurality of different motion images of the same object.

43. An apparatus according to claim 42, wherein said plurality of different motion images of the same object are different in an imaging direction relative to the object when said plurality of different motion images are obtained.

44. An apparatus according to claim 42, wherein said plurality of different motion images of the same object are different in time at which said plurality of different motion images are obtained.

45. An apparatus according to claim 41, wherein said plurality of motion images comprise two motion images which are obtained for a pair of human body parts as an object respectively.

46. An apparatus according to claim 26, wherein said motion image is obtained by radiography.

49. A system of displaying a motion image of an object, comprising a plurality of apparatuses, wherein the system comprises the respective means in the apparatus of claims 26.

47. An apparatus of processing a motion image of an object, comprising:

phase recognition means for recognizing a phase in a series of moving states of said object for each of images constituting said motion image by analyzing said motion image; and

storage means for storing the phase recognized by said phase recognition means and said images constituting said motion image in association with each other.

50. A system of processing a motion image of an object, comprising a plurality of apparatuses,

wherein the system comprises the respective means in the apparatus of any one of claims 47 and 48.

48. An apparatus of processing a motion image of an object, comprising:

phase recognition means for recognizing a phase in a series of moving states for each of images constituting said motion image by analyzing said motion image; and

determination means for determining a display schedule of said images constituting said motion image on a time scale in accordance with the phase recognized by said phase recognition means.

51. A method of assisting image diagnosis for an object, comprising:

a phase recognition step, of recognizing a phase in a series of moving states of said object for each of images constituting said motion image by analyzing said motion image;

a storage step, of storing the phase recognized in said phase recognition step and said images constituting said motion image in association with each other; and

a transmission step, of transmitting said motion image stored in said storage step to a remote computer through a LAN and/or a WAN.

52. A method of assisting image diagnosis for an object, comprising:

a phase recognition step, of recognizing a phase in a series of moving states of said object for each of images constituting said motion image by analyzing said motion image;

a determination step, of determining a display schedule of said images constituting said motion image on a time scale in accordance with the phase recognized in said phase recognition step;

a storage step, of storing the display schedule determined in said determination step and said images constituting said motion image in association with each other; and

a transmission step, of transmitting said motion image stored in said storage step to a remote computer through a LAN and/or a WAN.

53. A system of assisting image diagnosis for an object, comprising:

phase recognition means for recognizing a phase in a series of moving states of said object for each of images constituting said motion image by analyzing said motion image;

storage means for storing the phase recognized by said phase recognition means and said images constituting said motion image in association with each other; and

transmission means for transmitting said motion image stored by said storage means to a remote computer through a LAN and/or a WAN.

54. A system of assisting image diagnosis for an object, comprising:

phase recognition means for recognizing a phase in a series of moving states of said object for each of images constituting said motion image by analyzing said motion image;

determination means for determining a display schedule of said images constituting said motion image on a time scale in accordance with the phase recognized by said phase recognition means;

storage means for storing the display schedule determined by said determination means and said images constituting said motion image in association with each other; and

transmission means for transmitting said motion image stored by said storage means to a remote computer through a LAN and/or a WAN.