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Medical image processing apparatus

  • US 6,721,590 B2
  • Filed: 01/21/2000
  • Issued: 04/13/2004
  • Est. Priority Date: 01/21/1999
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A medical image processing apparatus that generates an image suitable for diagnosing progress of a treatment in which a treatment material is detained in a target portion in a blood vessel of a patient, comprising:

  • a storing unit configured to store multiangle first image data and multiangle second image data, a first contrast agent injecting operation, a treatment material detaining operation, and a second contrast agent injecting operation being carried out in order, the first image data being acquired before the first contrast agent injecting operation, and the second image data being acquired after the second contrast agent injecting operation;

    an image subtracting unit configured to subtract the first image data from the second image data to generate multiangle third image data, which includes enhanced image data of the blood vessel and the treatment material;

    a 3D image processing unit configured to generate 3D fourth image data from the multiangle third image data; and

    an image displaying unit configured to display an image based on the 3D fourth image data.

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