Patent ID: 6236744
Filing Date: 2001-05-22
Classification: G06T

Abstract:
An image forming apparatus using image data selected from a group consisting of autoradiographic image data, radiographic diffraction image data, electron microscopic image data and chemiluminescent image data, said image forming apparatus comprising:image data storing means for storing image data;image displaying means for displaying an image on displaying means based on the image data stored in the image data storing means;graphic data storing means for storing graphic data corresponding to a plurality of reaular geometric patterns for defining preliminary regions of interest in the image displayed on the displaying means;synthesized data producing means for synthesizing the image data and the graphic data to produce synthesized data, the image displaying means being adapted to display the image and regular geometric pattern on the displaying means based on the synthesized data;pattern selecting means for selecting graphic data corresponding to the regular geometric patterns for defining the regions of interest from among the graphic data stored in the graphic data storing means;editing mode determining means for determining an editing mode for editing the regular geometric pattern corresponding to the graphic data selected by the pattern selecting means;graphic data editing means for editing the graphic data selected by the pattern selecting means based on the editing mode determined by the editing mode determining means to define a modified region of interest; andedited graphic data producing means for producing edited graphic data based on the result of the editing of the graphic data editing means, the synthesized data producing means operable to produce synthesized data by synthesizing the image data and the edited graphic data.