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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 02, 2018
Filed:
May. 04, 2017
Olympus Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Kenji Yamazaki, Hino, JP;
OLYMPUS CORPORATION, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An observation system includes: a light source portion configured to generate light of a first wavelength band, and light of a second wavelength band; an emphasizing processing portion configured to perform processing for highlighting a structure positioned in a layer of a predetermined depth in the biological tissue, to an image obtained by picking up an image of return light from the biological tissue; a selecting portion configured to change an emphasis amount; and a control portion configured to increase a ratio of a light quantity of the light of the second wavelength band to the light quantity of the light of the first wavelength band when the emphasis amount is increased, or decrease the ratio of the light quantity of the light of the second wavelength band to the light quantity of the light of the first wavelength band when the emphasis amount is decreased.