Title:
Endoscope apparatus
Document Type and Number:
Japanese Patent JP6246431
Kind Code:
B2
Abstract:
An endoscope apparatus 1 includes a detecting section 34 to which an observation image G1 of a subject is sequentially inputted, the detecting section 34 being configured to detect a characteristic region L in the observation image G1 based on a predetermined feature value concerning the observation image G1, and an emphasis processing section 36a configured to apply, when the characteristic region L is continuously detected in the detecting section 34, emphasis processing of a position corresponding to the characteristic region L to the observation image G1 of the subject inputted after elapse of a first predetermined time period from a time when the characteristic region L is detected.
Inventors:
Katsuichi Imaizumi
Susumu Hashimoto
Okaba Jie
Tomoya Sato
Hidekazu Iwaki
Susumu Hashimoto
Okaba Jie
Tomoya Sato
Hidekazu Iwaki
Application Number:
JP2017533371A
Publication Date:
December 13, 2017
Filing Date:
October 13, 2016
Export Citation:
Assignee:
Olympus Endo Technology America Inc.
International Classes:
A61B1/045; G02B23/24
Domestic Patent References:
| JP2011255006A | ||||
| JP2011036371A | ||||
| JP2011160848A |
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Susumu Ito
Yasushi Hasegawa
Osamu Shinoura
Yasushi Hasegawa
Osamu Shinoura