Patent ID: 8160320
Filing Date: 2012-04-17
Classification: A61B,G06T,G16H

Abstract:
1. A medical image display apparatus comprising: an acquisition device which acquires a series of slice images constituting a three-dimensional medical image that is a diagnosis target; an abnormal shadow region acquisition device which acquires three-dimensional information for an abnormal shadow region included in the acquired series of slice images; a determination device which determines a display mode to provide multi-screen display of a plurality of slice images including the abnormal shadow region from the series of slice images based on the acquired three-dimensional information for the abnormal shadow region; a display screen creation device which creates a display screen for providing multi-screen display of the plurality of slice images including the abnormal shadow region based on the plurality of slice images including the abnormal shadow region and information for the determined display mode; an output device which outputs the created display screen to a display device; wherein the display screen creation device which provides the multi-screen for the plurality of slice images including the abnormal shadow region from the series of slice images further includes changing an order of display of the plurality of slice images automatically in an adjusted sequence of plurality of images slices including the abnormal shadow region based on abnormal shadow region information.