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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 17, 2024
Filed:
Aug. 27, 2018
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:
Primary Examiner:
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.