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Patent Application for Image Processing Apparatus and Method Filed February 10, 2025

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A new patent application has been filed for an image processing apparatus and method by inventors KOIKE, Tatsuki and TAKEMOTO, Kazuma. The application, filed on February 10, 2025, seeks to improve the accuracy of organ recognition for two-dimensional medical images. The inventors propose a system that trains a machine learning model using a generated second two-dimensional medical image and an organ recognition result based on a three-dimensional medical image obtained by imaging a subject.

The proposed system includes an image processing apparatus that trains a machine learning model to receive input of a first two-dimensional medical image and output an organ recognition result. The apparatus generates a second two-dimensional medical image based on a three-dimensional medical image and trains the machine learning model using the generated second two-dimensional medical image and an organ recognition result corresponding to the second two-dimensional medical image.

The system also provides an image processing method executed by a processor of an image processing apparatus that trains a machine learning model and generates a second two-dimensional medical image based on a three-dimensional medical image obtained by imaging a subject. Additionally, a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium is provided, storing an image processing program causing a processor to execute the above-mentioned process.

The proposed system aims to improve the accuracy of organ recognition for two-dimensional medical images by using a generated second two-dimensional medical image and an organ recognition result based on a three-dimensional medical image obtained by imaging a subject. This could have significant implications for medical imaging and diagnosis.

Key Takeaways:

  • The patent application proposes a system that trains a machine learning model using a generated second two-dimensional medical image and an organ recognition result based on a three-dimensional medical image obtained by imaging a subject.
  • The system includes an image processing apparatus, an image processing method, and a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing an image processing program.
  • The apparatus generates a second two-dimensional medical image based on a three-dimensional medical image and trains the machine learning model using the generated second two-dimensional medical image and an organ recognition result corresponding to the second two-dimensional medical image.
  • The system aims to improve the accuracy of organ recognition for two-dimensional medical images.

Statistics:

  • The patent application was filed on February 10, 2025.
  • The application was made available online on October 2, 2025.
  • The system provides high accuracy organ recognition for two-dimensional medical images.

Sources:

  • KOIKE, Tatsuki; TAKEMOTO, Kazuma. Image Processing Apparatus, Image Processing Method, And Image Processing Program. U.S. Patent Application Number 20250308217, filed February 10, 2025 and posted October 2, 2025. Patent URL (for desktop use only): https://ppubs.uspto.gov/pubwebapp/external.html?q=(20250308217)&db=US-PGPUB&type=ids

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