PURPOSE: An apparatus and method for assisting to diagnose a lesion are provided to display a moving path and information about a lesion candidate in order to diagnose the lesion, thereby efficiently diagnosing the lesion.CONSTITUTION: An apparatus for assisting to diagnose a lesion includes a candidate detecting part (110), a calculating part (120), and a control part (130). The candidate detecting part detects a lesion candidate using a first image for a diagnosed part. The calculating part calculates a moving path instructing orders for diagnosing the lesion candidate. The calculating part determines the moving path based on the risk degree of the lesion candidate. The control part requests to obtain an additional image in order to diagnose the lesion. The additional image is improved in comparison with the first image, and includes a multi-planar reconstruction (MPR) image.COPYRIGHT KIPO 2013[Reference numerals] (100) Lesion diagnosis device (110) Candidate detecting unit (120) Calculation unit (130) Control unit (AA) Display control signal (BB) Request for obtaining additional images (CC) Calculation information (DD) Lesion candidate information (a location, a characteristic) (EE) 3D volume image병변 진단 지원 장치 및 방법이 개시된다. 일 실시예에 따른 병변 진단 지원 장치는 진단 부위에 대한 1차 영상을 이용하여 병변 후보를 검출하기 위한 후보 검출부, 병변 후보에 대하여 병변 진단을 수행할 순서를 지시하는 이동 경로를 산출하기 위한 산출부, 및 병변 진단을 위하여 이동 경로에 따라서 병변 후보에 대하여 1차 영상보다 개선된 영상인 추가 영상의 획득을 요청하는 제어부를 포함한다.
