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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 09, 2011
Filed:
Aug. 05, 2005
Hiroshi Suzushima, Nagano, JP;
Noriyuki Fujimori, Suwa, JP;
Tatsuya Orihara, Hachioji, JP;
Masatoshi Homan, Hino, JP;
Takemitsu Honda, Hino, JP;
Kazutaka Nakatsuchi, Hino, JP;
Hiroshi Suzushima, Nagano, JP;
Noriyuki Fujimori, Suwa, JP;
Tatsuya Orihara, Hachioji, JP;
Masatoshi Homan, Hino, JP;
Takemitsu Honda, Hino, JP;
Kazutaka Nakatsuchi, Hino, JP;
Olympus Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A capsule endoscopeincludes a partial-image acquiring unit that has a field of vision of 360° around a central axis in a longitudinal direction (moving direction), and acquires a plurality of partial image data on inner circumferential areasand the like according to a movement of the capsule endoscopeOn the other hand, the capsule endoscopeis configured to acquire position related data based on which positions Z(t) and Z(t) at which the respective partial image data is acquired can be calculated, and enables a receiving apparatus or the like to constitute overall image data based on the partial image data and the position related data, whereby an overall image of a predetermined imaging target in a body of a subject is acquired with simple constitution while suppressing an increase in data amount.