| US 7,580,553 B2 | ||
| Medical imaging apparatus | ||
| Naohisa Kamiyama, Tochigi-ken (Japan); and Tetsuya Higashi, Tochigi-ken (Japan) | ||
| Assigned to Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Tokyo (Japan); and Toshiba Medical Systems Corporation, Otawara-shi (Japan) | ||
| Filed on Apr. 20, 2005, as Appl. No. 11/109,813. | ||
| Claims priority of application No. 2004-124984 (JP), filed on Apr. 21, 2004. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2005/0248587 A1, Nov. 10, 2005 | ||
| Int. Cl. G06K 9/00 (2006.01); G06K 9/36 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 382—128 [382/284] | 25 Claims |
| 1. A medical imaging apparatus, comprising:
an imaging unit configured to image a subject;
an input unit configured to input information of an imaging part of the subject imaged by the imaging unit;
a first processor configured to prepare image data based on data obtained from the imaging unit;
a second processor configured to combine the image data and decorative data when the information input by the input unit is
of a first part of the subject, but to not combine the image data and the decorative data when the information is of a second
part of the subject;
a display unit configured to display the combined image data; and
an output unit configured to output the combined image data as decorated image data.
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