CN105989092A - Medical image processing equipment, medical image processing method and medical imaging system - Google Patents

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CN105989092A
CN105989092A CN201510075956.2A CN201510075956A CN105989092A CN 105989092 A CN105989092 A CN 105989092A CN 201510075956 A CN201510075956 A CN 201510075956A CN 105989092 A CN105989092 A CN 105989092A
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许奇齐
王晓婧
孟凡洁
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The invention relates to medical image processing equipment, a medical image processing method and a medical imaging system. The medical image processing equipment comprises a matching unit and a determining unit, wherein the matching unit is configured for determining a matching result of a target image and a reference image in a reference image set, and the matching result is determined through the matching of the interested area of the target image and the corresponding subarea of the reference image; and the determining unit is configured for determining one or a plurality of reference images which have high similarity with the target image on the basis of the matching result.

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Medical Image Processing equipment, medical image processing method and medical image system
Technical field
Present application relates generally to field of medical image processing, more particularly, to Medical Image Processing equipment, Medical image processing method and medical image system.
Background technology
In Differential Diagnosis based on medical image, by coming with reference to the history image having determined that diagnostic result Improve the accuracy that current medical image is diagnosed.Generally, according to the text label of history image or Person compares by current medical image is carried out entirety with the characteristics of image of history medical image, cures from history Learn in image library that retrieve will the history medical image of reference.
Summary of the invention
The brief overview about the present invention given below, in order to some side about the present invention is provided The basic comprehension in face.Should be appreciated that this general introduction is not that the exhaustive about the present invention is summarized.It is also Being not intended to determine the key of the present invention or pith, nor is it intended to limit the scope of the present invention.Its Purpose is only to provide some concept in simplified form, in this, as discussing in greater detail after a while Preamble.
According to an aspect of the present invention, it is provided that a kind of Medical Image Processing equipment.Including matching unit and Determine unit.Matching unit is configured to determine that target image and the reference picture in reference picture set Matching result.Wherein, by the corresponding subregion of the area-of-interest of target image and reference picture Join to determine matching result.Determine unit to be configured to based on matching result to determine and target image similarity One or more higher reference picture.
According to another aspect of the present invention, it is provided that a kind of medical image processing method.The method includes really Set the goal the image step with the matching result of the reference picture in reference picture set.Wherein, mesh is passed through The coupling of the area-of-interest of logo image and the corresponding subregion of reference picture determines matching result.The party Method also includes determining that one or more higher with target image similarity is with reference to figure based on matching result The step of picture.
According to a further aspect of the invention, it is provided that a kind of medical image system, it includes above-mentioned medical science figure As processing equipment.
According to another aspect of the present invention, it is provided that a kind of storage has the journey of the instruction code of machine-readable Sequence product.When being read and perform this instruction code by computer so that computer is able to carry out above-mentioned Medical image processing method according to the embodiment of the present application.
According to a further aspect of the invention, it is provided that a kind of carry above-mentioned storage and have the finger of machine-readable Make the storage medium of the program product of code.
According to embodiments of the invention, by determining reference picture for particular region of interest, favorably In more accurately and effectively determining the reference picture for Differential Diagnosis.
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The present invention can be better understood below in association with the description given by accompanying drawing by reference, Employ same or analogous reference the most in all of the figs to represent same or like portion Part.Described accompanying drawing comprises in this manual together with detailed description below and forms this specification A part, and be used for be further illustrated by the preferred embodiments of the present invention and explain the present invention former Reason and advantage.In the accompanying drawings:
Fig. 1 is the block diagram illustrating the configuration example of image processing equipment according to an embodiment of the invention;
Fig. 2 is the block diagram of the configuration example illustrating the image processing equipment according to another embodiment;
Fig. 3 A and Fig. 3 B shows the example of the pre-solid plate for arranging area-of-interest;
Fig. 4 is the block diagram of the configuration example illustrating the image processing equipment according to another embodiment;
Fig. 5 is the block diagram of the configuration example illustrating the image processing equipment according to another embodiment;
Fig. 6 is the block diagram of the configuration example illustrating the image processing equipment according to another embodiment;
Fig. 7 is the block diagram of the configuration example illustrating the image processing equipment according to another embodiment;
Fig. 8 is the block diagram of the configuration example illustrating the image processing equipment according to another embodiment;
Fig. 9 is the block diagram illustrating the process example of image processing method according to an embodiment of the invention;
Figure 10 is the block diagram illustrating the configuration example of medical image system according to an embodiment of the invention; And
Figure 11 is the example arrangement of the computer illustrating the method and apparatus that may be used for realizing the present invention Block diagram.
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Embodiments of the invention are described below with reference to accompanying drawings.An accompanying drawing or a kind of real in the present invention Execute the element described in mode and feature can be shown in one or more other accompanying drawing or embodiment The element and the feature that go out combine.It should be noted that, for purposes of clarity, accompanying drawing and explanation eliminate Unrelated to the invention, parts known to persons of ordinary skill in the art and the expression of process and description.
As it is shown in figure 1, Medical Image Processing equipment 100 includes coupling according to an embodiment of the invention Unit 110 and determine unit 120.
Matching unit 110 be configured to determine that the reference picture in target image and reference picture set Join result.Wherein, matching unit 110 passes through area-of-interest and the correspondence of reference picture of target image The coupling of subregion determines this matching result.
Area-of-interest can include the subregion in one or more precalculated position in image, this sub-district Territory can have predetermined shape.As below will described in, such as can be with region of interest defined by the user Territory, or area-of-interest can be specified based on precalculated position template.
Determine that unit 120 is configured to matching result based on matching unit 110, determine and target image One or more reference picture that similarity is higher.For example, it is possible to provide the predetermined number that similarity is the highest Amount reference picture, or similarity can be provided to be higher than the reference picture of predetermined threshold.
The history medical image of the reference picture classification such as disease type that can be marked, determines unit Reference picture determined by 120 can be provided to user such as doctor for such as differentiating to examine Disconnected.Thus, user such as doctor needs not go through substantial amounts of history image, and only with reference to determined by join Examine image to judge, therefore, it is possible to improve operating efficiency.
Some disease has the exemplary distribution in particular anatomical region.Such as, the little pons of about 75% Angle (cerebellopontine angle) tumor is acoustic neuroma (acoustic neuromas).The most such as, (clivus) place, slope of Shi Lu side, two modal positions of chordoma and the sacrum bottom spinal column At bone.With by integrally carry out target image with reference picture mating determine similar to target image The existing mode of reference picture compare, embodiments of the invention are by carrying out based on predetermined area-of-interest Images match determines similar reference picture, it is possible to more accurately and efficiently determines and is more likely provided with The reference picture of benefit reference information.
It may be noted that accuracy mentioned herein does not implies that the accuracy of Differential Diagnosis.Final examines Disconnected it be that the such as doctor of the user by Medical Image Processing equipment makes rather than set by Medical Image Processing For make.Referred to herein as accuracy refer to determine the accurate of corresponding reference picture according to target image Degree, more specifically, in the case of accuracy height, determined by reference picture have more with target image High similarity (including the aspect of position distribution) such that it is able to preferably provide for user such as doctor Reference for Differential Diagnosis.
It follows that the configuration of the Medical Image Processing equipment 200 according to an embodiment is described with reference to Fig. 2. Medical Image Processing equipment 200 includes matching unit 210, determines unit 220 and arrange unit 230. Matching unit 210 and determine the configuration of unit 220 and matching unit 110 described above and determine unit 120 are similar to.Arrange unit 230 to be configured to arrange at least one area-of-interest in the target image.
Unit 230 is set and area-of-interest can be set according to the instruction of user.Such as, user can root Manually choose one or more region according to the characteristics of image comprised in target image and (such as comprise specific spy The region levied, and its symmetrical region etc.) as area-of-interest.Arranging unit 230 can be by set The information of the area-of-interest put is supplied to matching unit 210 and mates.
Or, unit 230 is set and area-of-interest can be set according to precalculated position template.Position mould Plate can prestore.For example, it is possible to previously used situation template is stored in template base Select for user.Additionally, according to an embodiment, image processing equipment 200 can also include creating Unit 240, creating unit 240 is configured to input according to user create new situation template.
The schematic diagram of Fig. 3 A and Fig. 3 B shows two of the situation template with brain cross-sectional image as object Individual example.
In the template of Fig. 3 A, 6 of 312A to 312H instruction brain marginal position interested Region, 314A-314F instruction brain is compared with 6 area-of-interests of zone line.
In the template of Fig. 3 B, 6 of 322A to 322H instruction brain marginal position interested Region, the area-of-interest of 324 instruction brain zone lines.
For specified disease, one or more region in above-mentioned template can be selected as region of interest Territory.Such as, for multiple Infant Injury in White Matter, it may be necessary to judge that it is caused still by multiple sclerosis Caused by angiopathy, and multiple sclerosis and angiopathy each have necessarily in the generation position of brain Rule.Such as, (infra under multiple sclerosis usually occurs in ventricles of the brain week (periventricular), tentorium of cerebellum Tentorial) and spinal cord (spinal cord) position, angiopathy the most seldom occurs in these positions. On the other hand, angiopathy usually occurs in basal nuclei (basal nuclei) position, and multiple sclerosis The most it is not common in basal nuclei position.
For carrying out the sample situation of Differential Diagnosis, doctor according to embodiments of the present invention about Infant Injury in White Matter Learn image processing equipment and can specify region of interest based on the generation position of Infant Injury in White Matter in target image Territory, and determine more similar to target image with reference to figure from reference picture storehouse for this area-of-interest Picture.
Such as, if target image is being deposited in corresponding for the region 314D region shown in Fig. 3 A In pathological changes, then region 314D can be chosen as area-of-interest, additionally can by with region 314D Symmetrical region 314C is also elected to be area-of-interest.Determine that unit can be based on area-of-interest 314C With the respective sub-areas of 314D and the reference picture in reference picture storehouse mate that determine will be as reference Image is supplied to the reference picture of user.
In another example is applied, Differential Diagnosis to be passed through determines that tumor of base of skull belongs to chordoma Or chondrosarcoma (chondrosarcoma) (chordoma).The usual position of lesion portion of chordoma In central area, and chondrosarcoma is typically off central area.Correspondingly, the application of this example is the most permissible Use situation template example as shown in Figure 3 B.With specifically, according to lesion portion in target image Distribution situation, such as, can determine similar using the region 324 shown in Fig. 3 B as area-of-interest Reference picture.
In the existing mode being determined reference picture by the whole matching of image, such as, there may be this The situation of sample: the multiple Infant Injury in White Matter in object images is caused by multiple sclerosis, but passes through image The more similar reference picture that draws of whole matching be the medical image corresponding with angiopathy.This feelings Under condition, the accuracy of the Differential Diagnosis that user is carried out may be affected, or user may require providing more Many reference pictures, consequently, it is possible to cause the process load added.
By carrying out and the mating of reference picture for particular region of interest, beneficially will be closer to mesh The pathological changes of logo image occurs the reference picture of position to be supplied to user such as doctor, therefore, it is possible to more accurately and Effectively determine the reference picture for Differential Diagnosis.
The example determining similar reference picture based on situation template is described above with concrete application example Embodiment, but the invention is not restricted to above-mentioned concrete example.For application-specific, user such as can be from Selecting suitable situation template in template base, this template such as includes setting for the multiple position of specified disease The area-of-interest put.Or, illustrating as explained above with Fig. 2, user can pass through creating unit 240 Self-defining situation template.
Additionally, the mating of respective sub-areas of area-of-interest and the reference picture about target image, can To use multiple images match mode known in the art.According to an embodiment, can prestore The characteristics of image of the subregion of reference picture, and carry out target image based on the characteristics of image stored The mating of respective sub-areas of area-of-interest and reference picture.
As shown in Figure 4, matching unit is included according to the Medical Image Processing equipment 400 of an embodiment 410, unit 420, extraction unit 430 and memory element 440 are determined.Wherein it is determined that unit 420 with Previously described determine unit be similar to.
Extraction unit 430 is configured to extract the characteristics of image of the area-of-interest of target image.
The reference picture that memory element 440 is configured to store in reference picture set with in target image The characteristics of image of the corresponding subregion of area-of-interest.
The image of the area-of-interest of the destination object that matching unit 410 extracts based on extraction unit 430 is special The similarity of the characteristics of image levying the respective sub-areas of the reference picture stored with memory element 440 is entered Row target image mates with reference picture.
Specifically, the area-of-interest of target image can determine based on pre-solid plate.Such as, deposit The respective sub-areas that can store in storage unit 440 according to multiple pre-solid plates from reference picture carries The characteristics of image taken.
For example, it is possible to characterized characteristics of image by vector based on Hu not bending moment, edge histogram etc.. Correspondingly, the characteristics of image vector of all subregion of each reference picture can be stored in storage device 440. Extraction unit 430 can be based on the area-of-interest in situation template extraction target image such as by vector Represent characteristics of image.The image that matching unit 410 can be determined by the area-of-interest of target image is special Distance between the vector levied and the vector of the characteristics of image of the respective sub-areas of reference picture is mated. Such as, when distance is below predetermined threshold, it may be determined that exist mate with area-of-interest with reference to figure As subregion.
Further, since the difference of the aspect such as imaging object, imaging parameters, target image and reference picture it Between there may be registration bias, in other words, target image and reference picture are likely to be of inconsistent seat Mark system.In order to avoid this inconsistent error causing images match, as it is shown in figure 5, according to a reality The Medical Image Processing equipment 500 executing example includes matching unit 510, determines unit 520, registration unit 530 and deformation unit 540.Wherein it is determined that the configuration of unit 520 is retouched with the embodiment combined above The configuration stating cell really is similar to.
Registration unit 530 is configured to registrate target image with reference picture.As it was previously stated, with reference to figure Reference picture during image set closes can be to have had the image of unified coordinate system through registrating and deforming Set.Registration unit 530 can be configured in target image and reference picture set or More reference pictures (such as, the reference picture that represents set in advance, or according to target image The reference picture for registration that similarity is chosen) registrate.Specifically, this area can have been used The method for registering images known, such as based on mutual information method, carry out joining of target image and reference picture Accurate.Registration result is such as transmitted function and is supplied to deformation unit 540 by registration unit 530.
Deformation unit 540 is configured to registration result based on registration unit 530 and becomes target image Shape processes.Such as, deformation unit 540 based on the transmission function determined by registration unit 530 to target figure As carrying out resampling, thus obtain, with reference picture, there is the image of unified coordinate system.
Matching unit 510 can be based on the target image of deformed unit 540 deformation, such as based on predetermined Situation template is carried out mating of the area-of-interest of target image and the respective sub-areas of reference picture, and It is supplied to matching result determine that unit 520 determines the reference picture similar to target image.
As shown in Figure 6, according to the image processing equipment 600 of an embodiment include matching unit 610, Determine unit 620 and select unit 630.Determine the configuration of unit 620 and the embodiment combined above The configuration describing cell really is similar to.
Unit 630 is selected to be configured to select in area-of-interest according to user instruction or preassigned pattern At least one.Matching unit 610 be configured to for selected area-of-interest carry out target image with The coupling of reference picture.
Such as, at the above-mentioned mirror carrying out multiple sclerosis and angiopathy for multiple Infant Injury in White Matter In the example application not diagnosed, select unit 630 can select shown in such as Fig. 3 A according to user instruction Region 314C and 314D as area-of-interest.The most such as, above-mentioned for chordoma with cartilage meat In the example application of the Differential Diagnosis of tumor, select unit 630 can select such as Fig. 3 B according to user instruction Shown region 324 is as area-of-interest.
Additionally, under preassigned pattern, such as, automatically retrieve ginseng based on target image for specified disease type Examine under the pattern of image, select unit 630 can select from situation template according to scheme set in advance Corresponding area-of-interest.
In previously described embodiment, determine that the unit matching result according to matching unit is from reference picture Set determines one or more reference picture higher with the similarity of target image.Determine unit institute The reference picture determined can be presented to user such as doctor.Therefore, according to the medical science of an embodiment Image processing equipment 700 also includes that display is single in addition to including matching unit 710 and determining unit 720 Unit 730.Display unit 730 is display configured to by the reference picture determining that unit determines.
In other embodiments, image processing equipment can be such as by reference determined by output unit general Image is supplied to external display with reference picture determined by presenting to user.
Reference picture determined by based on, user may determine that the classification of target image.Such as, Yi Shengke Target image is carried out Differential Diagnosis based on reference picture, such as, determine the disease reflected in target image Sick type etc..
As shown in Figure 8, according to the Medical Image Processing equipment 800 of an embodiment except including that coupling is single Unit 810 also includes designating unit 830 outside determining unit 820.Designating unit 830 is configured to root The classification specifying target image is inputted according to user.The target image of designated type can be stored to accordingly In data base.
Additionally, according to an embodiment, image processing equipment 800 can also include updating block 840, It is configured to add to reference picture set the target image specifying classification as reference picture.From And, target image can serve as the reference picture of succeeding target image.
In the above-described embodiments, using brain medical image as target image and the example of reference picture, so And the invention is not restricted to this.Such as, the embodiment of the present invention can also be applied to include the portion such as thoracic cavity, abdominal cavity The medical image of position.
Additionally, the embodiment of the present invention can apply to polytype medical image.Including nuclear magnetic resonance Image, computer tomography image, ultrasonic imaging image, x-ray imaging image, positron are disconnected Layer image etc..
During above to the description of the Medical Image Processing equipment in embodiment, it is clear that also disclose Some process or method.Hereinafter, in the case of not repeating some details being already discussed above Provide the general introduction of these methods.Although however, it should be noted that describing Medical Image Processing equipment During disclose these methods, but these methods might not use these parts above-mentioned, or also Not necessarily performed by these parts.For example, it is possible to partially or fully come with hardware and/or firmware Realize the embodiment of image processing apparatus, and medical image processing method discussed below can also be complete Realize by the executable program of computer, although these methods can also use the hard of image processing apparatus Part and/or firmware.
It follows that the process with reference to Fig. 9 explanation medical image processing method according to embodiments of the present invention is shown Example.
As it is shown in figure 9, include determining target image and ginseng according to the medical image processing method of the present embodiment Examine step S910 of the matching result of reference picture in image collection.Wherein, by the sense of target image The coupling of the corresponding subregion of interest region and reference picture determines matching result.
In step S920, based on the matching result in S910, determine higher with target image similarity One or more reference picture.
Although it is not shown in the diagrams, be additionally may included in mesh according to the medical image processing method of an embodiment Logo image arranges the step of at least one area-of-interest.
Wherein it is possible to arrange area-of-interest according to precalculated position template.
Additionally, can also include inputting wound according to user according to the medical image processing method of an embodiment Build the step of situation template.
It addition, can also include extracting target image according to the medical image processing method of an embodiment The correspondence of the reference picture in the step of the characteristics of image of area-of-interest and storage reference picture set The step of the characteristics of image of subregion.Correspondingly, similarity based on characteristics of image target figure can be carried out Picture mates with reference picture.
Additionally, can also include target image and ginseng according to the medical image processing method of an embodiment Examine the step of image registration and based on registration result, target image is carried out the step of deformation process.
It addition, can also include according to user instruction according to the medical image processing method of an embodiment or Preassigned pattern select in area-of-interest at least one step.And it is possible to for selected Area-of-interest carries out mating of target image and reference picture.
Additionally, can also include joining determined by display according to the medical image processing method of an embodiment Examine the step of image.
It addition, can also include referring to according to user's input according to the medical image processing method of an embodiment Set the goal the step of classification of image.Further, it is also possible to include the target image by specifying classification The step to reference picture set is added as reference picture.
Figure 10 shows the frame of the configuration example of medical image system in accordance with another embodiment of the present invention Figure.
Medical image system 1000 includes Medical Image Processing equipment according to an embodiment of the invention 1010.Medical Image Processing equipment 1010 can have according to the medical image described in above-described embodiment The configuration of processing equipment.
As an example, each step of above-mentioned image processing method and above-mentioned image processing apparatus All modules and/or unit may be embodied as software, firmware, hardware or a combination thereof.Passing through software Or in the case of firmware realizes, can be from storage medium or network to the computer with specialized hardware structure (the such as general purpose computer 1100 shown in Figure 11) installs composition for implementing the software of said method Program, this computer is when being provided with various program, it is possible to perform various functions etc..
In fig. 11, operation processing unit (i.e. CPU) 1101 is according to read only memory (ROM) In 1102 storage program or from storage part 1108 be loaded into random access memory (RAM) 1103 Program perform various process.In RAM 1103, perform as CPU 1101 also according to needs storage Data required during various process etc..CPU 1101, ROM 1102 and RAM 1103 are via bus 1104 links each other.Input/output interface 1105 also link is to bus 1104.
Components described below link is to input/output interface 1105: importation 1106 (includes keyboard, mouse Etc.), output part 1107 (include display, such as cathode ray tube (CRT), liquid crystal display Device (LCD) etc., and speaker etc.), storage part 1108 (including hard disk etc.), communications portion 1109 (including NIC such as LAN card, modem etc.).Communications portion 1109 via Network such as the Internet performs communication process.As required, driver 1110 also can link to input/defeated Outgoing interface 1105.Detachable media 1111 such as disk, CD, magneto-optic disk, semiconductor memory etc. It is installed in driver 1110 Deng as required so that the computer program read out is as required It is installed to store in part 1108.
In the case of realizing above-mentioned series of processes by software, from network such as the Internet or storage medium Such as detachable media 1111 installs the program constituting software.
It will be understood by those of skill in the art that this storage medium is not limited to shown in Figure 11 wherein Have program stored therein and equipment distributes the detachable media 1111 of the program that provides a user with separately.Can The example of dismounting medium 1111 comprises disk (comprising floppy disk (registered trade mark)), CD (comprises light Dish read only memory (CD-ROM) and digital universal disc (DVD)), magneto-optic disk (comprise mini-disk (MD) (registered trade mark)) and semiconductor memory.Or, storage medium can be ROM 1102, Hard disk of comprising etc. in storage part 1108, wherein computer program stored, and with comprise their equipment It is distributed to user together.
The present invention also proposes the program product that a kind of storage has the instruction code of machine-readable.Described instruction When code is read by machine and performs, above-mentioned image processing method according to embodiments of the present invention can be performed.
Correspondingly, it is used for carrying the storage of the program product of the instruction code that above-mentioned storage has machine-readable Medium is also included within disclosure of the invention.Described storage medium includes but not limited to floppy disk, CD, magnetic CD, storage card, memory stick etc..
In description to the specific embodiment of the invention above, describe for a kind of embodiment and/or illustrate Feature can use in one or more other embodiment by same or similar mode, with it Feature in its embodiment is combined, or substitutes the feature in other embodiment.
It should be emphasized that term " includes/comprises " referring to when using feature, key element, step or assembly herein Existence, but be not precluded from the existence of one or more further feature, key element, step or assembly or attached Add.
In above-described embodiment and example, have employed numeral composition reference to represent each step and / or unit.It should be appreciated by those skilled in the art that these references only to facilitate narration and Draw, and not represent its order or any other restriction.
Additionally, the method for the present invention be not limited to specifications described in time sequencing perform, it is possible to With according to other time sequencing ground, perform concurrently or independently.Therefore, described in this specification The technical scope of the present invention is not construed as limiting by the execution sequence of method.
Although the most by the present invention is had been disclosed by the description of the specific embodiment of the present invention, However, it is to be understood that above-mentioned all embodiments and example are all illustrative, and not restrictive. It is various that those skilled in the art can design the present invention in the spirit and scope of the appended claims Amendment, improvement or equivalent.These amendments, improvement or equivalent should also be as being to be considered as included in this In the protection domain of invention.

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1. a Medical Image Processing equipment, including:
Matching unit, the reference picture being configured to determine that in target image and reference picture set Join result, wherein by area-of-interest and the sub-district of correspondence of described reference picture of described target image The coupling in territory determines described matching result;And
Determine unit, be configured to based on described matching result, determine and described target image similarity One or more higher reference picture.
Medical Image Processing equipment the most according to claim 1, also includes:
Unit is set, is configured in described target image, arrange at least one described region of interest Territory.
Medical Image Processing equipment the most according to claim 2, wherein, described arranges unit According to precalculated position template, described area-of-interest is set.
Medical Image Processing equipment the most according to claim 3, also includes:
Creating unit, is configured to input the described situation template of establishment according to user.
Medical Image Processing equipment the most according to any one of claim 1 to 4, also includes:
Extraction unit, the image being configured to extract the described area-of-interest of described target image is special Levy;And
Memory element, is configured to store the sub-district of correspondence of the reference picture in described reference picture set The characteristics of image in territory;And
Described matching unit similarity based on described characteristics of image carries out described coupling.
Medical Image Processing equipment the most according to any one of claim 1 to 4, also includes:
Registration unit, is configured to registrate described target image with described reference picture;And
Deformation unit, is configured to registration result based on described registration unit and enters described target image Row deformation process.
Medical Image Processing equipment the most according to any one of claim 1 to 4, also includes Select unit, be configured to select in described area-of-interest according to user instruction or preassigned pattern At least one;And
Described matching unit carries out described coupling for selected area-of-interest.
Medical Image Processing equipment the most according to any one of claim 1 to 4, also includes:
Display unit, is display configured to the described described reference picture determining that unit determines.
Medical Image Processing equipment the most according to any one of claim 1 to 4, also includes:
Designating unit, is configured to input the classification specifying described target image according to user.
Medical Image Processing equipment the most according to claim 9, also includes:
Updating block, is configured to add the described target image specifying classification as reference picture To described reference picture set.
11. Medical Image Processing equipment according to any one of claim 1 to 4, wherein, Described target image and described reference picture include brain medical image.
12. Medical Image Processing equipment according to any one of claim 1 to 4, wherein, Described target image and described reference picture include nuclear magnetic resonance image, computer tomography figure Picture, ultrasonic imaging image or x-ray imaging image.
13. 1 kinds of medical image processing methods, including:
Determine the matching result of target image and the reference picture in reference picture set, wherein pass through institute State the coupling of the area-of-interest of target image and the corresponding subregion of described reference picture to determine State matching result;And
Based on described matching result, determine one or more higher with described target image similarity Reference picture.
14. 1 kinds of medical image systems, including according to the medical science according to any one of claim 1-12 Image processing equipment.
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