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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 04, 2001
Filed:
Apr. 24, 2000
Masaharu Mizuochi, Hamamatsu, JP;
Kowa Company Ltd., , JP;
Abstract
When fluorescent photography is initiated, a mode switching signal is sent to the image processing section to change the image processing mode to monochrome processing. At the same time, a timer is started that indicates the time elapsed since the fluorescent agent was administered. While the timer is on, fundus images acquired are converted to monochrome images by the image processing section and displayed on a monitor and stored in an image storage device. When the system enters fluorescent photography mode, images are converted to monochrome images automatically. This eliminates the need for a mode switching operation using a mode conversion button or the like to switch from color mode to monochrome mode.