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Patent No.:

US 12167828 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
Dec. 17, 2024

Filed:

Aug. 27, 2018

Image processing apparatus, image processing method, and image processing system for improving visibility of indocyanine green image

Applicant:

Sony Corporation, Tokyo, JP;

Inventors:

Kentaro Fukazawa, Tokyo, JP;

Takanori Fukazawa, Kanagawa, JP;

Daisuke Kikuchi, Kanagawa, JP;

Minori Takahashi, Kanagawa, JP;

Kazuki Ikeshita, Saitama, JP;

Assignee:

SONY CORPORATION, Tokyo, JP;

Attorney:

CHIP LAW GROUP

Primary Examiner:

Gandhi Thirugnanam

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 1/00 (2006.01); G06T 7/00 (2017.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 1/000094 (2022.02); A61B 1/000095 (2022.02); G06T 7/0012 (2013.01); G06T 2207/10064 (2013.01); G06T 2207/10068 (2013.01); G06T 2207/30101 (2013.01);
Abstract

Provided is an image processing apparatus that includes a feature detecting unit that detects a feature of first image data, where the first image data is obtained by capturing an image of a blood vessel by IndoCyanine Green (ICG) fluorescence imaging. The image processing apparatus further includes an enhancement processing unit that controls a degree of an enhancement process performed on the first image data, on the basis of the feature.

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Fukazawa, Kentaro. (2024). Image processing apparatus, image processing method, and image processing system for improving visibility of indocyanine green image (U.S. Patent No. 12167828). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/12167828

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