US Patent Issued to CANON MEDICAL SYSTEMS on Oct. 21 for "Medical image processing apparatus, mammography apparatus, and method" (Japanese Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,450,687, issued on Oct. 21, was assigned to CANON MEDICAL SYSTEMS Corp. (Tochigi, Japan).

"Medical image processing apparatus, mammography apparatus, and method" was invented by Yoshimasa Kobayashi (Nasushiobara, Japan) and Takahiro Inagaki (Nasushiobara, Japan).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A medical image processing apparatus according to an embodiment includes processing circuitry. The processing circuitry is configured to change the position of a breast rendered in a first medical image. On the basis of the post-change position of the breast, the processing circuitry is configured to correct the position of the breast rendered in a s...