US 12,094,136 B2
Image processing method and apparatus
Ewan Hemingway, Edinburgh (GB); Paul Thomson, Edinburgh (GB); and John Hipwell, Edinburgh (GB)
Assigned to CANON MEDICAL SYSTEMS CORPORATION, Otawara (JP)
Filed by CANON MEDICAL SYSTEMS CORPORATION, Otawara (JP)
Filed on Oct. 28, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/452,586.
Prior Publication US 2023/0139458 A1, May 4, 2023
Int. Cl. G06T 7/30 (2017.01); G06T 7/68 (2017.01)
CPC G06T 7/30 (2017.01) [G06T 7/68 (2017.01); G06T 2207/10081 (2013.01); G06T 2207/20084 (2013.01); G06T 2207/30016 (2013.01)] 15 Claims
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1. A medical image processing apparatus, comprising:
processing circuitry configured to:
receive volume data;
set a symmetry plane for the volume data;
generate mirrored volume data by mirroring the volume data using the symmetry plane; and
generate symmetrized volume data based on the volume data and the mirrored volume data by combining the volume data and the mirrored volume data to obtain template volume data, and conducting a non-rigid registration of the volume data to the template volume data.