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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 26, 2024
Filed:
Sep. 18, 2020
Applicant:
Nikon Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Inventor:
Mariko Hirokawa, Yokohama, JP;
Assignee:
NIKON CORPORATION, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06T 7/70 (2017.01); A61B 3/12 (2006.01); A61B 3/14 (2006.01); G06T 5/00 (2006.01); G06T 7/00 (2017.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06T 5/005 (2013.01); A61B 3/12 (2013.01); A61B 3/14 (2013.01); G06T 7/0012 (2013.01); G06T 7/70 (2017.01); G06T 2207/10024 (2013.01); G06T 2207/30041 (2013.01); G06T 2207/30101 (2013.01);
Abstract
An image processing method comprising acquiring a first fundus image obtained by photographing a fundus using first light having a first wavelength, and a second fundus image obtained by photographing the fundus using second light having a second wavelength that is shorter than the first wavelength; specifying, in the first fundus image, respective positions of retinal blood vessels appearing in the second fundus image; and generating a choroidal blood vessel image by processing the positions identified in the first fundus image.