ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,765,849, issued on Oct. 20, was assigned to Canon K.K. (Tokyo).
"Medical image processing device and medical image processing method" was invented by Shinsuke Tsukagoshi (Nasushiobara, Japan) and Hiroki Taguchi (Otawara, Japan).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A medical image processing device includes processing circuitry. The processing circuitry sets a first energy bin at a k-absorption edge of a specific substance and sets a second energy bin and a third energy bin on both sides of the first energy bin. The processing circuitry generates a first medical image and a second medical image in which the specific substance is more emphasized ...