公开(公告)号：US20210113159A1

公开(公告)日：2021-04-22

申请号：US17032765

申请日：2020-09-25

Applicant: OLYMPUS CORPORATION

Inventor： Takashi KONO ,  Yamato KANDA ,  Katsuyoshi TANIGUCHI ,  Makoto KITAMURA

IPC: A61B5/00 ,  G06T7/20 ,  G06T11/00 ,  G06T7/00 ,  G06T7/70 ,  G06K9/62 ,  G06T7/62 ,  A61B1/00 ,  A61B34/20 ,  A61B5/107 ,  G16H50/20 ,  G16H30/40

Abstract: A diagnosis assisting apparatus includes a processor configured to: detect at least one target region from an acquired image and output position information of the target region; classify the target region based on predetermined classification conditions corresponding to diagnosis indices and output diagnosis assisting information indicating a degree of seriousness of the target region; and control a display image such that a first period, during which the diagnosis assisting information is displayed in a first region, is different from a second period, during which the position information is superimposed on the image in a second region and is displayed.

公开(公告)号：US20210000327A1

公开(公告)日：2021-01-07

申请号：US16936601

申请日：2020-07-23

Applicant: OLYMPUS CORPORATION

Inventor： Makoto KITAMURA ,  Yamato KANDA ,  Katsuyoshi TANIGUCHI

IPC: A61B1/00 ,  H04N5/445 ,  G06T7/00 ,  G06T7/70

Abstract: An endoscopic image processing apparatus is configured to generate a display image including one main screen and one or more sub-screens smaller than the main screen for displaying an endoscopic image obtained by picking up an image of an object in a subject with an endoscope. The endoscopic image processing apparatus includes a processor. The processor receives the endoscopic image and detects one or more lesion candidate regions included in the endoscopic image, highlights a position of the lesion candidate region, and sets, based on any one of a state of the lesion candidate region, a work state of a user who performs work using the endoscope, or a display state of the display image, a highlighting method in highlighting a position of the lesion candidate region included in at least one of the main screen or the sub-screen.

公开(公告)号：US20210000326A1

公开(公告)日：2021-01-07

申请号：US16934629

申请日：2020-07-21

Applicant: OLYMPUS CORPORATION

Inventor： Hiromu SUGITA ,  Yamato KANDA ,  Katsuyoshi TANIGUCHI ,  Makoto KITAMURA

IPC: A61B1/00 ,  G06T7/00

Abstract: An endoscopic image processing apparatus includes a processor. The processor detects a lesion candidate region included in an endoscopic image obtained by picking up an image of an inside of a subject with an endoscope, highlights a position of the lesion candidate region detected from the endoscopic image, when a plurality of lesion candidate regions are detected from the endoscopic image, relatively evaluates visibility of the plurality of lesion candidate regions, and performs setting for position highlighting of the lesion candidate region based on an evaluation result of the visibility.

公开(公告)号：US20200146529A1

公开(公告)日：2020-05-14

申请号：US16745487

申请日：2020-01-17

Applicant: OLYMPUS CORPORATION

Inventor： Takashi KONO ,  Makoto KITAMURA ,  Hirokazu GODO ,  Toshiya KAMIYAMA ,  Katsuyoshi TANIGUCHI ,  Yamato KANDA

IPC: A61B1/00 ,  A61B1/04 ,  A61B1/06 ,  G06K9/62

Abstract: A diagnosis support apparatus performs identification for a plurality of support items, which are identification classifications about diagnosis support, and the diagnosis support apparatus is provided with a processor. The processor performs analysis processing for acquiring analysis results including an analysis result about an observation mode by analyzing at least one of an input signal specifying the observation mode and an observation image obtained by observing an inside of a subject with an endoscope; performs support item setting processing for setting a support item corresponding to the analysis results obtained by the analysis processing, among the plurality of support items, which are the identification classifications; and generates diagnosis support information, which is information used for diagnosis of a legion candidate area included in the observation image, based on an identification index corresponding to the set support item and the observation image.

公开(公告)号：US20190311476A1

公开(公告)日：2019-10-10

申请号：US16433483

申请日：2019-06-06

Applicant: OLYMPUS CORPORATION

Inventor： Takehito HAYAMI ,  Yamato KANDA ,  Takashi KONO ,  Mitsutaka KIMURA ,  Ryoji TAKAMI

IPC: G06T7/00 ,  G06T7/20 ,  G06F3/01 ,  G06T7/60 ,  G06T7/11 ,  H04N5/225 ,  G06T7/70 ,  G06K9/62 ,  A61B1/00 ,  A61B5/00 ,  A61B1/06 ,  A61B1/31

Abstract: An image processing apparatus have a processor configured to: receive a plurality of images of a tissue including a lesion portion, the plurality of images being received from an endoscope; judge, based on a signal from the endoscope, whether or not to engage a differentiation classification operation; in response to judging that the differentiation classification operation is engaged, process the plurality of images to specify the lesion portion within one or more of the plurality of images; and perform differentiation classification on the one or more images to classify the lesion portion into at least one class of a plurality of classes; and in response to judging that the differentiation classification operation is not engaged, not process the plurality of images to specify the lesion portion within the one or more of the plurality of images.

公开(公告)号：US20170311774A1

公开(公告)日：2017-11-02

申请号：US15651397

申请日：2017-07-17

Applicant: OLYMPUS CORPORATION

Inventor： Masashi HIROTA ,  Tetsuo NONAMI ,  Yamato KANDA

IPC: A61B1/00 ,  A61B1/04 ,  A61B5/00 ,  A61B5/02

CPC classification number: A61B1/00009 ,  A61B1/0005 ,  A61B1/04 ,  A61B5/0084 ,  A61B5/02007

Abstract: An image processing apparatus includes: a narrowband image acquisition unit configured to acquire a narrowband image showing inside of a lumen; a white light image acquisition unit configured to acquire a white light image showing the inside of the lumen; and a composite image generation unit configured to combine information of the narrowband image to the white light image, according to a depth of a submucosal object, to generate a composite image for display.

公开(公告)号：US20170004625A1

公开(公告)日：2017-01-05

申请号：US15267888

申请日：2016-09-16

Applicant: OLYMPUS CORPORATION

Inventor： Toshiya KAMIYAMA ,  Yamato KANDA ,  Makato KITAMURA

IPC: G06T7/00

CPC classification number: G06T7/0012 ,  G06T7/0016 ,  G06T2207/10004 ,  G06T2207/10068

Abstract: An image processing apparatus includes: a detecting unit that detects regions of interest that are estimated as an object to be detected, from a group of a series of images acquired by sequentially imaging a lumen of a living body, and to extract images of interest including the regions of interest; a neighborhood range setting unit that sets, as a time-series neighborhood range, a neighborhood range of the images of interest in the group of the series of images arranged in time series so as to be wider than an interval between images that are continuous in time series in the group of the series of images; an image-of-interest group extracting unit that extracts an image-of-interest group including identical regions of interest from the extracted images of interest, based on the time-series neighborhood range; and a representative-image extracting unit that extracts a representative image from the image-of-interest group.

Abstract translation: 一种图像处理装置，包括：检测单元，从通过对生物体的内腔顺序成像获取的一系列图像中的一组来检测被估计为被检测对象的感兴趣区域，并且提取感兴趣的图像，包括 感兴趣的地区 作为时间序列邻域范围的邻域范围设定部，将以时间序列排列的一系列图像的组中的感兴趣的图像的邻域范围设定成比连续的图像间的间隔宽 时间序列中的一组系列图像; 基于所述时间序列邻域范围，从所提取的感兴趣图像中提取包含相同感兴趣区域的感兴趣图像组的感兴趣图像组提取单元; 以及代表图像提取单元，其从兴趣图像组提取代表图像。

公开(公告)号：US20170004620A1

公开(公告)日：2017-01-05

申请号：US15267544

申请日：2016-09-16

Applicant: OLYMPUS CORPORATION

Inventor： Makoto KITAMURA ,  Yamato KANDA

IPC: G06T7/00 ,  G06T7/40 ,  A61B5/02 ,  A61B1/00 ,  A61B1/04

CPC classification number: G06T7/0012 ,  A61B1/00009 ,  A61B1/0005 ,  A61B1/041 ,  A61B5/02042 ,  A61B5/4216 ,  A61B5/4233 ,  A61B5/4238 ,  A61B5/4255 ,  A61B2576/02 ,  G06T7/0016 ,  G06T7/73 ,  G06T7/90 ,  G06T2207/10016 ,  G06T2207/10024 ,  G06T2207/10068 ,  G06T2207/30101

Abstract: An image processing apparatus includes: a detecting unit configured to detect images of interest including regions of interest that are estimated as an object to be detected, from a group of a series of images acquired by sequentially imaging a lumen of a living body; a global similarity calculating unit configured to calculate a global similarity that is a similarity between regions including at least regions other than the regions of interest, between the images of interest different from one another; an image-of-interest group extracting unit configured to extract an image-of-interest group including identical regions of interest, in accordance with comparison between a threshold and the global similarity or a determination parameter based on the global similarity; and a representative image extracting unit configured to extract a representative image from the image-of-interest group.

Abstract translation: 一种图像处理装置，包括：检测单元，被配置为从通过对生物体的内腔顺序成像而获得的一系列图像的组中检测被估计为被检测物体的感兴趣区域的图像; 全局相似度计算单元，被配置为计算在感兴趣的图像之间的至少包括感兴趣区域之外的区域之间的相似性的全局相似性; 感兴趣图像组提取单元，被配置为根据阈值和全局相似度之间的比较或基于全局相似度的确定参数来提取包括相同感兴趣区域的感兴趣图像组; 以及代表图像提取单元，被配置为从兴趣图像组中提取代表图像。

公开(公告)号：US20150092993A1

公开(公告)日：2015-04-02

申请号：US14564453

申请日：2014-12-09

Applicant: OLYMPUS CORPORATION

Inventor： Yamato KANDA ,  Makoto KITAMURA ,  Takashi KONO ,  Masashi HIROTA ,  Toshiya KAMIYAMA

IPC: G06T7/40 ,  G06T7/00

CPC classification number: G06T7/40 ,  A61B1/00009 ,  A61B1/0676 ,  G06T7/0012 ,  G06T2207/10024 ,  G06T2207/10068 ,  G06T2207/30028 ,  G06T2207/30101

Abstract: An image processing apparatus includes: an imaging distance estimating unit configured to estimate an imaging distance to a subject shown in an image; an examination region setting unit configured to set an examination region in the image such that an index indicating a spread of a distribution of imaging distances to the subject shown in the examination region is within a given range; and an abnormal structure identifying unit configured to identify whether or not a microstructure of the subject shown in the examination region is abnormal, by using texture feature data that enables identification of an abnormality in the microstructure of the subject shown in the examination region, the texture feature data being specified according the examination region.

Abstract translation: 图像处理装置包括：成像距离估计单元，被配置为估计与图像中所示的被摄体成像距离; 检查区域设置单元，被配置为设置所述图像中的检查区域，使得指示所述检查区域中所示的被检体的成像距离的分布的扩展的指标在给定范围内; 以及异常结构识别单元，其通过使用能够识别检查区域所示的被检体的微观结构异常的纹理特征数据来识别检查区域中显示的被检体的微观结构是否异常， 特征数据根据检查区域指定。

公开(公告)号：US20140270499A1

公开(公告)日：2014-09-18

申请号：US14288733

申请日：2014-05-28

Applicant: OLYMPUS CORPORATION

Inventor： Takashi KONO ,  Yamato KANDA ,  Makoto KITAMURA ,  Masashi HIROTA

IPC: G06T7/40

CPC classification number: G06T7/408 ,  A61B1/00 ,  A61B1/00009 ,  A61B1/04 ,  A61B1/041 ,  G06K9/4647 ,  G06K9/6226 ,  G06T7/0012 ,  G06T7/11 ,  G06T7/136 ,  G06T7/143 ,  G06T2207/10024 ,  G06T2207/10068 ,  G06T2207/20021 ,  G06T2207/20076 ,  G06T2207/20081 ,  G06T2207/30028 ,  G06T2207/30092

Abstract: An image processing apparatus includes: a color feature data calculation unit configured to calculate color feature data of each pixel in an intraluminal image or color feature data of each small region obtained by dividing the intraluminal image into a plurality of small regions; a residue candidate distribution determination unit configured to determine, from among the color feature data, color feature data distributed on a side comparatively strong in redness to be a mucosa distribution and determine color feature data distributed on a side comparatively weak in redness to be a residue candidate distribution; and a residue distribution determination unit configured to determine, from among distributions of the color feature data determined to be the residue candidate distribution, a residue candidate distribution distributed on a side strong in yellowness with reference to the mucosa distribution to be a residue distribution.

Abstract translation: 一种图像处理装置，包括：颜色特征数据计算单元，被配置为计算通过将管腔内图像分割为多个小区域而获得的每个小区域的管腔内图像中的每个像素的颜色特征数据或颜色特征数据; 残差候选分布确定单元，被配置为从色特征数据中确定分布在比较强的发红的一侧作为粘膜分布的颜色特征数据，并且确定分布在比较弱的发红的一侧的颜色特征数据为残基 候选人分配; 以及残差分布确定单元，被配置为从被确定为残留候选分布的颜色特征数据的分布中确定分布在黄色强度的侧面上的残差候选分布，参考粘膜分布作为残差分布。