Method and apparatus for visualizing biological tissue

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12533087-B2
Application number	US-202218564032-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Apr 7, 2022
Priority date	May 25, 2021
Publication date	Jan 27, 2026
Grant date	Jan 27, 2026

Abstract

Disclosed is an apparatus for visualizing a biological tissue. The apparatus may include a display, at least one processor, and a memory electrically connected to the processor and configured to store at least one code performed by the processor. By providing the apparatus, reading of captured images of a biological tissue may be easily performed, thereby improving user convenience.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1 . A method for visualizing a biological tissue, the method comprising:
acquiring voxel-structured living body image information from an imaging device configured to take an image of a biological tissue; displaying the acquired living body image information; in response to selection of a specific area comprising a search target biological tissue from the living body image information, making first adjustment of color intensity of areas other than the selected specific area within a predetermined range; based on characteristic information of the search target biological tissue, making second adjustment of color intensity of area inside the specific area within a predetermined range; in response to an input of a command to adjust color intensity of a specific voxel included in the specific area, making third adjustment of color intensity of the specific voxel; and repeatedly making the first to third adjustments until a predetermined condition is satisfied.

2 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the making of first adjustment comprises lowering color intensity of areas other than the selected specific area below color intensity of the specific area.

3 . An apparatus for visualizing a biological tissue, the apparatus comprising:
a display; at least one processor; and a memory electrically connected to the processor and configured to store at least one code performed by the processor, wherein the memory is configured to store a code which, when executed by the processor, causes the processor to acquire voxel-structured living body image information from an imaging device configured to take an image of a biological tissue, output the acquired living body image information to the display, in response to selection of a specific area comprising a search target biological tissue from the living body image information, make first adjustment of color intensity of areas other than the selected specific area within a predetermined range, based on characteristic information of the search target biological tissue, make second adjustment of color intensity of area inside the specific area within a predetermined range, and in response to an input of a command to adjust color intensity of a specific voxel included in the specific area, make third adjustment of color intensity of the specific voxel.

4 . The apparatus of claim 3 , wherein the memory is configured to store a code which, when executed by the processor, causes the processor to select the specific area, based on an expected position of the biological tissue, identify a biological tissue inside the selected specific area, based on a pre-trained biological tissue recognition model, and highlight and display the identified biological tissue.

5 . The apparatus of claim 3 , wherein the memory is configured to store a code which, when executed by the processor, causes the processor to, during the first adjustment, lower color intensity of areas other than the selected specific area below color intensity of the specific area.

Assignees

• Korea National Univ Of Transportation Industry Academic Cooperation Foundation

Inventors

• Kim Young Woo

Classifications

• A61B6/5247

  combining images from an ionising-radiation diagnostic technique and a non-ionising radiation diagnostic technique, e.g. X-ray and ultrasound · CPC title

• A61B6/463

  characterised by displaying multiple images or images and diagnostic data on one display · CPC title

• A61B6/032 Primary

  Transmission computed tomography [CT] · CPC title

• A61B5/055

  involving electronic [EMR] or nuclear [NMR] magnetic resonance, e.g. magnetic resonance imaging · CPC title

• A61B5/0035

  adapted for acquisition of images from more than one imaging mode, e.g. combining MRI and optical tomography · CPC title