Medical image processing apparatus, medical image processing method, and medical image processing program

Number of patents in Portfolio can not be more than 2000

United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 10043111
APP PUB NO 20160267655A1
SERIAL NO

15058427

Stats

ATTORNEY / AGENT: (SPONSORED)

Importance

Loading Importance Indicators... loading....

Abstract

See full text

There is provide a medical image processing apparatus, a medical image processing method, and a medical image processing program that can accurately specify at least either vertebral bodies or intervertebral discs included in the vertebra even if parts of the vertebral bodies and the intervertebral discs are deformed. A candidate detection unit detects intervertebral disc candidates and vertebral body candidates from a medical image, and a centerline detection unit detects a spine centerline. A distribution generation unit generates the distribution of a feature amount indicating the intervertebral disc likeness and a feature amount indicating the vertebral body likeness on the spine centerline. A specification unit specifies at least either the intervertebral discs or the vertebral bodies included in the medical image based on the distribution.

Loading the Abstract Image... loading....

First Claim

See full text

Family

Loading Family data... loading....

Patent Owner(s)

  • FUJIFILM CORPORATION

International Classification(s)

Inventor(s)

Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Akahori, Sadato Tokyo, JP 73 624

Cited Art Landscape

Load Citation

Patent Citation Ranking

Forward Cite Landscape

Load Citation

Maintenance Fees

Fee Large entity fee small entity fee micro entity fee due date
7.5 Year Payment $3600.00 $1800.00 $900.00 Feb 7, 2026
11.5 Year Payment $7400.00 $3700.00 $1850.00 Feb 7, 2030
Fee Large entity fee small entity fee micro entity fee
Surcharge - 7.5 year - Late payment within 6 months $160.00 $80.00 $40.00
Surcharge - 11.5 year - Late payment within 6 months $160.00 $80.00 $40.00
Surcharge after expiration - Late payment is unavoidable $700.00 $350.00 $175.00
Surcharge after expiration - Late payment is unintentional $1,640.00 $820.00 $410.00