IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS
    1.
    发明申请
    IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS 有权
    图像处理设备

    公开(公告)号:US20170032521A1

    公开(公告)日:2017-02-02

    申请号:US15293531

    申请日:2016-10-14

    Inventor: Kei KUBO

    Abstract: An image processing apparatus includes: an input section configured to receive fluorescence image information obtained by picking up an image of fluorescence based on application of excitation light to a subject provided with a fluorescent substance with a specific effect on a living tissue and therapeutic light position image information including an application position of therapeutic light; a specification section configured to specify an application region as a region of the application position of the therapeutic light; an extraction section configured to extract a luminance value corresponding to the application region of the therapeutic light and a luminance value corresponding to a region other than the application region; and a calculation section configured to calculate and output a ratio of the extracted luminance value corresponding to the application region to the luminance value corresponding to the region other than the application region.

    Abstract translation: 一种图像处理装置,包括:输入部,被配置为接收基于施加激发光的荧光图像获得的荧光图像信息,所述荧光图像信息被提供给具有对生物体组织和治疗光位置图像具有特定作用的荧光物质的被检体 信息包括治疗光的应用位置; 指定部,被配置为将应用区域指定为所述治疗用光的施加位置的区域; 提取部,被配置为提取与所述治疗用的光的应用区域对应的亮度值和对应于所述应用区域以外的区域的亮度值; 以及计算部,被配置为计算并输出与应用区域相对应的提取的亮度值与对应于应用区域以外的区域的亮度值的比率。

    FLUORESCENCE OBSERVATION APPARATUS
    2.
    发明申请
    FLUORESCENCE OBSERVATION APPARATUS 有权
    荧光观察装置

    公开(公告)号:US20160157722A1

    公开(公告)日:2016-06-09

    申请号:US15046860

    申请日:2016-02-18

    Abstract: A fluorescence observation apparatus including a light source that radiates illumination light and excitation light; a return-light-image generating portion and a fluorescence-image generating portion that generate a return-light image and a fluorescence image, respectively; a fluorescence detecting portion that detects a fluorescence region in the fluorescence image; a return-light-image adjusting portion that adjusts gradation values of the return-light image; a superimposed-image generating portion that generates a superimposed image by using the return-light image, in which the gradation values have been adjusted, and the fluorescence image; and a coefficient setting portion that sets, in the case in which the fluorescence region is detected, a degree-of-reduction of the gradation values, so that the gradation values of the return-light image are decreased as compared with the case in which the fluorescence region is not detected.

    Abstract translation: 一种荧光观察装置,包括:照射光和激发光的光源; 分别产生返回光图像和荧光图像的返回光图像生成部分和荧光图像生成部分; 荧光检测部,其检测所述荧光图像中的荧光区域; 返回光图像调整部,其调整返回光图像的灰度值; 通过使用调整了灰度值的返回光图像和荧光图像来生成叠加图像的叠加图像生成部; 以及系数设定部,其在检测出荧光区域的情况下,设定灰度值的减小度,使得返回光图像的灰度值与以下情况相比降低: 不检测荧光区域。

    FLUORESCENCE OBSERVATION APPARATUS, FLUORESCENCE OBSERVATION METHOD AND OPERATING METHOD OF FLUORESCENCE OBSERVATION APPARATUS
    3.
    发明申请
    FLUORESCENCE OBSERVATION APPARATUS, FLUORESCENCE OBSERVATION METHOD AND OPERATING METHOD OF FLUORESCENCE OBSERVATION APPARATUS 有权
    荧光观察装置,荧光观察装置的荧光观察方法和操作方法

    公开(公告)号:US20140301617A1

    公开(公告)日:2014-10-09

    申请号:US14312956

    申请日:2014-06-24

    Abstract: Fluorescence generated at a lesion is distinguished from fluorescence generated at portions other than the lesion, and thus, observation is performed by using only the fluorescence generated at the lesion. Provided is a fluorescence observation apparatus including a light radiating portion that radiates excitation light onto an examination subject; a fluorescence-distribution acquiring portion that acquires an intensity distribution of fluorescence generated at the examination subject due to irradiation with the excitation light from the light radiating portion; and a non-target-region excluding portion that, in the fluorescence-intensity distribution acquired by the fluorescence-distribution acquiring portion, excludes regions in which a spectrum in a specific wavelength band has changed due to a specific biological component whose concentration in a lesion is lower than in other portions.

    Abstract translation: 在损伤处产生的荧光与病变以外的部分产生的荧光不同,因此仅使用在病变处产生的荧光进行观察。 本发明提供一种荧光观察装置,其包括将激发光照射到检查对象上的光照射部, 荧光分布获取部分,其获取由于来自所述光辐射部分的激发光的照射而在所述检查对象产生的荧光的强度分布; 以及在由荧光分布获取部获取的荧光强度分布中排除由特定生物成分在特定波长带中的光谱变化的区域的非靶区域排除部分, 低于其他部分。

    FLUORESCENCE OBSERVATION APPARATUS
    4.
    发明申请
    FLUORESCENCE OBSERVATION APPARATUS 有权
    荧光观察装置

    公开(公告)号:US20140184769A1

    公开(公告)日:2014-07-03

    申请号:US14198671

    申请日:2014-03-06

    Abstract: Provided is a fluorescence observation apparatus including: a fluorescence image acquisition section and a reference image acquisition section that acquire a fluorescence image and a reference image of a subject, respectively; a division image generation section that generates a division image by dividing an image based on the fluorescence image by an image based on the reference image; a display section that displays a corrected fluorescence image based on the division image; a correction processing section that applies correction processing to at least one of the reference image and the fluorescence image and/or to the division image prior to the generation of the division image or prior to the display of the corrected fluorescence image; an observation condition determination section that determines observation conditions of the subject; and a correction condition setting section that sets parameters regarding the correction processing according to the observation conditions.

    Abstract translation: 本发明提供一种荧光观察装置,包括:荧光图像获取部和参考图像获取部,分别获取被检体的荧光图像和参照图像; 分割图像生成部,其通过基于所述参照图像将基于所述荧光图像的图像分割为图像来生成分割图像; 显示部,其基于所述分割图像显示校正的荧光图像; 校正处理部,其在所述分割图像的生成之前或所述校正后的荧光图像的显示之前,对所述参考图像和所述荧光图像和/或所述分割图像中的至少一个进行校正处理; 观察条件确定部,其确定被检体的观察条件; 以及校正条件设定部,其根据观察条件设定关于校正处理的参数。

    ENDOSCOPE SYSTEM AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD

    公开(公告)号:US20210052150A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-02-25

    申请号:US17009055

    申请日:2020-09-01

    Abstract: An endoscope system includes a light source apparatus to generate an illumination light including a first light in a red to near infrared region, a second light in a green region, and a third light in a blue region, an image pickup device to pick up an image of an object and output an image pickup signal, and a processor to generate a first to third color components corresponding to the first to third lights based on an image generated according to the image pickup signal. The processor generates two of three color components that are blue, green, and red included in an observation image by using a second color component, and generates one remaining color component by using a first color component, and generates respective color components of red, green, and blue included in a white light observation image by using the first to third color components.

    LIVING BODY OBSERVATION SYSTEM
    6.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20190167086A1

    公开(公告)日:2019-06-06

    申请号:US16257725

    申请日:2019-01-25

    Inventor: Kei KUBO

    Abstract: A living body observation system has a light source apparatus configured to generate white observation light and excitation light for exciting fluorescent medical agent, a camera unit configured to pick up an image of a subject, a switch capable of giving an instruction to switch an observation mode, and a processor. The processor generates a white observation image and a fluorescent image; judges whether or not a parameter acquired based on the fluorescent image meets a condition under which observation of fluorescence is possible, switches to a fluorescence observation mode if the condition under which observation of the fluorescence is possible is met, when an instruction is given in a normal observation mode, and switches to a predetermined observation mode different from the fluorescence observation mode if the condition under which observation of the fluorescence is possible is not met.

    FLUOROSCOPY APPARATUS AND FLUOROSCOPY APPARATUS OPERATING METHOD
    7.
    发明申请
    FLUOROSCOPY APPARATUS AND FLUOROSCOPY APPARATUS OPERATING METHOD 有权
    荧光设备和荧光设备操作方法

    公开(公告)号:US20150016705A1

    公开(公告)日:2015-01-15

    申请号:US14499813

    申请日:2014-09-29

    Abstract: The invention provides a fluoroscopy apparatus including an image-capturing device that acquires a fluorescence image of a subject; a sensitivity adjusting portion that sets a sensitivity of the image-capturing device to fluorescence on the basis of a gradation value of the fluorescence image; a notifying portion that extracts a lesion part from the fluorescence image acquired by the image-capturing device with the sensitivity set by the sensitivity adjusting portion and presents it to an operator; and a display switching portion that displays the fluorescence image on a display unit when the sensitivity in the image-capturing device is equal to or less than a predetermined threshold and that presents information showing the existence of the lesion part on the notifying portion when the sensitivity is greater than the predetermined threshold.

    Abstract translation: 本发明提供一种荧光透视装置,其包括获取被检体的荧光图像的图像捕获装置; 灵敏度调整部,其基于荧光图像的灰度值,将图像拍摄装置的感光度设定为荧光; 通知部,其以由灵敏度调节部设定的灵敏度从由摄像装置获取的荧光图像中提取病变部,并将其呈现给操作者; 以及显示切换部,当所述图像拍摄装置的灵敏度为规定阈值以下时,在所述显示部显示所述荧光图像,并且当所述灵敏度为灵敏度时,在所述通知部显示所述病变部的存在信息 大于预定阈值。

    FLUOROSCOPY APPARATUS
    8.
    发明申请
    FLUOROSCOPY APPARATUS 有权
    荧光设备

    公开(公告)号:US20140028824A1

    公开(公告)日:2014-01-30

    申请号:US13942933

    申请日:2013-07-16

    Abstract: Provided is a fluoroscopy apparatus including a fluorescence-image generating portion that generates a fluorescence image; an identifying portion that identifies a position of a high-luminance region in the fluorescence image; a storage portion that stores the position of the high-luminance region; a detecting portion that detects an amount of change in a physical quantity, which can possibly act as a cause of changes in a property of the high-luminance region, starting from a time at which the position of the high-luminance region is identified by the identifying portion; a confidence-level calculating portion that calculates a confidence level of the property of the high-luminance region based on the detected amount of change; and a display-image generating portion that generates a display image in which the display mode at the position of the high-luminance region is set in accordance with the confidence level.

    Abstract translation: 本发明提供一种荧光透视设备,包括产生荧光图像的荧光图像产生部分; 识别部,其识别所述荧光图像中的高亮度区域的位置; 存储部,其存储高亮度区域的位置; 检测部分,其从高亮度区域的位置的时间开始,从高亮度区域的位置开始,检测出物理量的变化量,其可能充当高亮度区域的性质变化的原因, 识别部分; 置信度计算部,其基于检测出的变化量来计算高亮度区域的属性的置信度; 以及显示图像生成部,其生成根据置信水平设定高亮度区域的位置的显示模式的显示图像。

    ENDOSCOPE SYSTEM AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD

    公开(公告)号:US20230329522A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-10-19

    申请号:US18213043

    申请日:2023-06-22

    Abstract: An endoscope system includes a light source apparatus to generate an illumination light including a first light in a red to near infrared region, a second light in a green region, and a third light in a blue region, an image pickup device to pick up an image of an object and output an image pickup signal, and a processor to generate a first to third color components corresponding to the first to third lights based on an image generated according to the image pickup signal. The processor generates two of three color components that are blue, green, and red included in an observation image by using a second color component, and generates one remaining color component by using a first color component, and generates respective color components of red, green, and blue included in a white light observation image by using the first to third color components.

    ELECTRODE UNIT AND ENDOSCOPE SYSTEM

    公开(公告)号:US20210369327A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-12-02

    申请号:US17345678

    申请日:2021-06-11

    Abstract: An electrode unit configured to resect or coagulate tissue inside a subject by using a high-frequency current, including: an electrode supporting portion provided with a pair of distal end rigid portions surfaces of which are covered by an electrically insulating material, and an elastic region portion having lower bending rigidity than bending rigidity of each of the pair of distal end rigid portions, the elastic region portion being provided on a proximal end side of each of the pair of distal end rigid portions; and an electrode configured with electrode bodies respectively protruding downward from the pair of distal end rigid portions and an installation portion that installs respective lower ends of the electrode bodies.

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