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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 10, 2011
Filed:
Mar. 29, 2005
Takashi Ozaki, Hachioji, JP;
Koichi Tashiro, Sagamihara, JP;
Akinobu Uchikubo, Iruma, JP;
Takeaki Nakamura, Hino, JP;
Takashi Ozaki, Hachioji, JP;
Koichi Tashiro, Sagamihara, JP;
Akinobu Uchikubo, Iruma, JP;
Takeaki Nakamura, Hino, JP;
Olympus Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A medical procedure support system of the invention includes an endoscope for obtaining images of an internal part of the body cavity of a subject, an endoscopic image creating unit for creating an endoscopic image obtained by the endoscope, an image reading unit for reading a virtual image relating to the subject and a reference image relating to the virtual image, a superimposition commanding unit for commanding to superimpose the reference image on at least one of the virtual image and the endoscopic image, and a combined image creating unit for performing the superimposition of the reference image data commanded by the superimposition commanding unit and creating a combined image thereof.