Patent ID: 9036882
Filing Date: 2015-05-19
Classification: A61B,G06T

Abstract:
1. A diagnosis assisting apparatus, characterized by comprising: volume data storing unit, for storing volume data constituted by data obtained by imaging a subject; overview image display unit, for generating overview images of structures that constitute the subject based on the volume data, and for displaying the overview images on a screen; target point setting unit, for setting at least one point within the overview images and at least one point within the volume data corresponding to the at least one point within the overview images as set target points; target volume setting unit, for setting a target volume that includes the set target points within the volume data; line of sight setting unit, for setting line of sight vectors within the volume data having the set target points as endpoints and a movable viewpoint as a starting point, and for changing the directions of the line of sight vectors by moving the viewpoints, while maintaining the set target point as the endpoint of the line of sight vectors; and detailed image display unit, for projecting the set target volume onto projection planes perpendicular to the directions of the set line of sight vectors to generate detailed images that represent details of the structure in the vicinity of the set target points, and for displaying the detailed images on the screen, wherein the structures outside the ran of the set target volume do not appear in the generated detailed images.