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Image diagnosis supporting device

  • US 7,298,878 B2
  • Filed: 07/02/2001
  • Issued: 11/20/2007
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/30/2000
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. An image diagnosis supporting device characterized by:

  • digitizing means for applying predetermined image processing to a medical image and generating a multi-valued image comprising discrete multiple values;

    extracting means for executing at least one decision making processing routine on the multi-valued image generated by the digitizing means and extracting from among shadows a focus candidate shadow, a shadow which is likely to indicate a diseased site; and

    display means for displaying in the medical image the focus candidate shadow extracted by the extracting means so that it is easily identifiable; and

    image generating means for extracting from the medical image only pixels belonging to a pixel value range corresponding to the kind of shadow made by a target being searched and generating a medical image of the target.

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