Satoshi Kasai

20090169087, Jul 2, 2009

Sep 19, 2006

12/280697

Kunio Doi - Willowbrook IL, US
Satoshi Kasai - Willowbrook IL, US

G06K 9/00

382132

A method, system, and computer program product for detecting vertebral fractures, including steps of () obtaining a medical image including a plurality of vertebrae; () detecting, corresponding edges of the plurality of vertebra using line enhancement and feature analysis; () determining the vertebral height of each vertebra based on a location of the detected edges of the vertebra; and () analyzing the determined vertebral heights to identify fractured vertebra.

20160267221, Sep 15, 2016

Mar 13, 2015

14/657897

- San Mateo CA, US
Shinsuke Katsuhara - Foster City CA, US
Satoshi Kasai - San Jose CA, US

Konica Minolta Laboratory U.S.A., Inc. - San Mateo CA

G06F 19/00
G06F 17/30
G06F 3/0482
G06F 3/0484

A method for managing a patient medical case. The method includes: identifying, within a patient medical image of the patient medical case, a first abnormal image region; retrieving, from a reference medical case (RMC) repository and before the patient medical image is displayed to a user, a first set of reference medical cases including reference medical images matching the first abnormal image region; displaying, within a GUI, the patient medical image and at least one of the first set of reference medical cases to the user; receiving, from the user after the patient medical image is displayed, a selection of a second abnormal image region within the patient medical image; retrieving, from the RMC repository, a second set of reference medical cases including reference medical images matching the second abnormal image region; and displaying, with the GUI, at least one of the second set of reference medical cases.

20160267222, Sep 15, 2016

Mar 13, 2015

14/657927

- San Mateo CA, US
Shinsuke Katsuhara - Foster City CA, US
Satoshi Kasai - San Jose CA, US

Konica Minolta Laboratory U.S.A., Inc. - San Mateo CA

G06F 19/00

A method for managing a patient medical case. The method includes: obtaining the patient medical case including a patient medical image and a patient medical record; identifying, within the patient medical image, an abnormal image region; searching a reference medical case database using the abnormal image region as a search criterion; retrieving, from the reference medical case database, reference medical cases including reference medical images matching the abnormal image region and reference medical records corresponding to the reference medical images; receiving, from a user, a selection of a reference medical case of the reference medical cases including a reference medical record and a reference medical diagnosis; and modifying the patient medical record based on the reference medical record and the reference medical diagnosis in the reference medical case.