Patent ID: 8385622
Filing Date: 2013-02-26
Classification: G06T

Abstract:
1. An image diagnostic support device which is configured to receive data from an image acquisition device that is configured to acquire a tomographic image including a lung region of an object to be examined, the image diagnostic support device comprising: an image display unit configured to display as an image the tomographic image acquired by the image acquisition device; a storage unit configured to store one or more programs of executable instructions; a processing unit configured through execution of the programs to include: a measurement range setting part that sets a measurement range for extracting a chest wall on the image; a chest wall extracting part that extracts the chest wall on the image within the set measurement range; a thickened portion extracting part that extracts a thickened portion attached to the chest wall within the measurement range; and a thickened portion measuring part that measures a thickness of the thickened portion in each position within the measurement range and that obtains a sum of angles viewed from a center of a lung region of thickened portions thicker than predetermined thickness.