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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 15, 2019
Filed:
May. 20, 2014
Olympus Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Masashi Hirota, Hachioji, JP;
Yamato Kanda, Hino, JP;
Makoto Kitamura, Hachioji, JP;
Takashi Kono, Tachikawa, JP;
OLYMPUS CORPORATION, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An image processing apparatus includes an abnormal candidate region detection unit configured to detect an abnormal candidate region, as a candidate for an abnormal portion, from an intraluminal image obtained by capturing an image of an inside of a lumen of a subject, a tubular region detection unit configured to detect a tubular region from the intraluminal image, a connectivity determination unit configured to determine whether the abnormal candidate region and the tubular region are connected in a region of a color similar to that of the tubular region, and an abnormality determination unit configured to determine whether the abnormal candidate region is the abnormal portion, based on results of determination by the connectivity determination unit.