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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 25, 2020
Filed:
Dec. 07, 2018
Olympus Corporation, Hachioji-shi, Tokyo, JP;
Kazuhito Horiuchi, Tokyo, JP;
Osamu Koshiba, Chiba, JP;
OLYMPUS CORPORATION, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An image processing device includes a computer that is configured to: detect edge-strength information expressing an edge strength in an acquired image; apply noise-reduction processing using spatial information to the image; apply noise-reduction processing using frequency information to the image; and composite a first processed image subjected to the noise-reduction processing using spatial information and a second processed image subjected to the noise-reduction processing using frequency information, by using weights in which a compositing ratio of the first processed image becomes higher than a compositing ratio of the second processed image, in a region where the edge strength, which is expressed by the detected edge-strength information, is greater than a predetermined threshold, and in which the compositing ratio of the second processed image becomes higher than the compositing ratio of the first processed image, in a region where the edge strength is less than the threshold.