Title:
MEDICAL INSTRUMENT, METHOD FOR CONTROLLING MARKER DISPLAY IN MEDICAL IMAGES, AND MEDICAL PROCESSOR
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/2012/157338
Kind Code:
A1
Abstract:
The processor (3) of an endoscopic apparatus (1), which is a medical instrument: generates two images obtained by imaging returning light, a normal light observation image and a special light observation image; determines the coincidence of the visual fields of the two images; generates a marker (M) representing a position on the living tissue for at least one of the two images based on the results of the determination; displays the two generated images in a single screen on a monitor (5); and displays the generated marker (M) superimposed on at least one of the two images.
Inventors:
IMAIZUMI KATSUICHI (JP)
Application Number:
PCT/JP2012/057473
Publication Date:
November 22, 2012
Filing Date:
March 23, 2012
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Assignee:
OLYMPUS MEDICAL SYSTEMS CORP (JP)
IMAIZUMI KATSUICHI (JP)
IMAIZUMI KATSUICHI (JP)
International Classes:
A61B1/04; A61B1/00
Foreign References:
| JPH0556918A | 1993-03-09 | |||
| JP2010172673A | 2010-08-12 | |||
| JP2010075368A | 2010-04-08 | |||
| JP2007020728A | 2007-02-01 | |||
| JP2006230906A | 2006-09-07 | |||
| JP2010172673A | 2010-08-12 | |||
| JPH09322566A | 1997-12-12 |
Other References:
See also references of EP 2649929A4
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
ITOH SUSUMU (JP)
Susumu Ito (JP)
Susumu Ito (JP)
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