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Title:
IMAGE PROCESSOR FOR ENDOSCOPE AND ENDOSCOPE DEVICE
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/2007/129570
Kind Code:
A1
Abstract:
An image processor for an endoscope comprises an image processing section for processing a signal picked up by an imaging element mounted in the endoscope to generate an image signal for observing as an endoscope image, a gray scale correction circuit section for correcting the gray scale of the image signal, and a switching section for switching the observation mode or the type of the endoscope image. The gray scale correction circuit section alters the correction characteristics of gray scale depending on the observation mode or the type.

Inventors:
YAMAZAKI KENJI (JP)
Application Number:
PCT/JP2007/058859
Publication Date:
November 15, 2007
Filing Date:
April 24, 2007
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Assignee:
OLYMPUS MEDICAL SYSTEMS CORP (JP)
YAMAZAKI KENJI (JP)
International Classes:
A61B1/00
Foreign References:
JP2006061620A2006-03-09
JP2003037775A2003-02-07
JPH0584218A1993-04-06
JP2006129681A2006-05-18
JP2004000335A2004-01-08
JP3540567B22004-07-07
JP2003093336A2003-04-02
Other References:
See also references of EP 2016884A4
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
ITOH, Susumu (4-4 Nishishinjuku 7-chome, Shinjuku-k, Tokyo 23, JP)
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