An image processing apparatus includes an index computing unit that computes motion functional indices of a particular organ from volume data of a subject including the particular organ, a polar map generating unit that generates a polar map by developing the indices on a polar coordinate system, an...http://www.google.com.au/patents/US7260252?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US7260252 - X-ray computed tomographic apparatus, image processing apparatus, and image processing method
