Patent ID: 9196057
Filing Date: 2015-11-24
Classification: A61B,G06T,G16H

Abstract:
1. A medical image diagnosis apparatus comprising: an imaging unit configured to acquire three-dimensional medical image data of vital tissues having an inner wall and an outer wall by imaging the vital tissue; an inner wall extractor configured to extract the inner wall of the vital tissue based on the medical image data; an outer wall extractor configured to extract the outer wall of the vital tissue based on the medical image data; a first raised portion calculator configured to obtain information including the presence of a first raised portion in which the inner wall of the vital tissue is raised inward, based on the extracted inner wall of the vital tissue; a second raised portion calculator configured to obtain information including the presence of a second raised portion in which the outer wall of the vital tissue is raised outward, based on the extracted outer wall of the vital tissue; and a display controller configured to superimpose the information of the first raised portion obtained by the first raised portion calculator and the information of the second raised portion obtained by the second raised portion calculator on an image of the vital tissue, and cause the image to be displayed on a display unit.