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Image processing apparatus and image processing method
US9035941B2 · US · B2
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Publication number | US-9035941-B2 |
| Application number | US-201013257720-A |
| Country | US |
| Kind code | B2 |
| Filing date | Mar 10, 2010 |
| Priority date | Mar 31, 2009 |
| Publication date | May 19, 2015 |
| Grant date | May 19, 2015 |
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Based on the position and orientation information of an ultrasonic probe, an image generation unit acquires, from three-dimensional volume data, an image of a slice corresponding to a tomographic image of an object obtained by the ultrasonic probe. An image composition unit composes the image of the slice with the tomographic image to generate and output a composite image. In this composition, a region of the tomographic image is specified as an unclear image sensing region, and the image in the unclear image sensing region is replaced with the image in a region of the image of the slice corresponding to the unclear image sensing region, thereby composing the tomographic image with the image of the slice.
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The invention claimed is: 1. An image processing apparatus comprising: at least one processor; and a memory, to which the processor is operatively coupled, storing instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to: acquire a tomographic image of an object obtained by an image sensing unit; acquire three-dimensional volume data of the object; detect an unclear image sensing region on the basis of luminance values within the tomographic image; and ge…
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- What does patent US9035941B2 cover?
- Based on the position and orientation information of an ultrasonic probe, an image generation unit acquires, from three-dimensional volume data, an image of a slice corresponding to a tomographic image of an object obtained by the ultrasonic probe. An image composition unit composes the image of the slice with the tomographic image to generate and output a composite image. In this composition, …
- Who is the assignee on this patent?
- Endo Takaaki, Satoh Kiyohide, Ishikawa Ryo, and 1 more
- What technology area does this patent fall under?
- Primary CPC classification A61B8/13. Mapped technology areas include Human Necessities.
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- Publication date Tue May 19 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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