PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To prevent an air region outside the body surface of a subject from being enhanced during generation of pseudo three-dimensional medical images.SOLUTION: An image processing device includes: an image acquisition part 1 for acquiring multiple medical images which show the cross section of a previously shot subject an area classification part 2 which classifies the multiple medical images into a subject area showing the inside of the body surface of the subject and a non-subject area showing the outside of the body surface of the subject and a pseudo three-dimensional medical image generation part 3 which generates pseudo three-dimensional medical images by performing an image projection method on the basis of image information indicating the classified multiple subject areas.COPYRIGHT: (C)2013,JPO&INPIT【課題】疑似三次元医用画像の生成において、被写体の体表外の空気領域が強調されないようにする。【解決手段】予め撮像された被写体の横断面を示す複数の医用画像を取得する画像取得部1と、複数の医用画像の各々において、被写体の体表内を表す被写体領域と、被写体の体表外を表す非被写体領域とに分類する領域分類部2と、分類された複数の被写体領域を表す画像情報に基づき、画像投影法を実行することにより疑似三次元医用画像を生成する疑似三次元医用画像生成部3とを備えた画像処理装置。【選択図】図1
