Patent ID: 9165349
Filing Date: 2015-10-20
Classification: A61B,G06T

Abstract:
1. An apparatus for generating a diagnosis image, the apparatus comprising: a local contrast characteristic calculator configured to calculate local contrast characteristics of radiation image data of a low-energy sub-band from radiation image data generated by passing radiation having at least two energy bands through a subject, wherein the local contrast characteristics are a local contrast gain of the radiation image data of the low energy sub-band; a local contrast characteristic applier configured to apply the calculated local contrast characteristics to radiation image data of a full-energy band generated by passing the radiation having at least two energy bands through the subject, the radiation image data of a full-energy band comprising the radiation image data of the low-energy sub-band; and a diagnosis image generator configured to generate a diagnosis image of the subject based on the radiation image data of the full-energy band to which the calculated local contrast characteristics have been applied.