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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 23, 2021
Filed:
Dec. 12, 2016
Hoya Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Toru Chiba, Tokyo, JP;
HOYA CORPORATION, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An endoscope apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention includes: a light source apparatus; an imager that has an image sensor and generates color image data by imaging biological tissue illuminated by light emitted by the light source apparatus; and a feature amount acquisitioner that acquires a feature amount of the biological tissue based on the color image data. The feature amount acquisitioner includes: a first parameter generator that, based on the color image data, generates a first parameter that has sensitivity to a first feature amount of the biological tissue, but substantially does not have sensitivity to light scattering by the biological tissue; and a first feature amount acquisitioner that acquires the first feature amount based on the first parameter.