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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 25, 2011
Filed:
Apr. 20, 2006
Youichi Sumida, Kobe, JP;
Takuma Watanabe, Kobe, JP;
Ryuichiro Emi, Kakogawa, JP;
Yohko Kawai, Tokyo, JP;
Takayuki Mitsuhashi, Sagamihara, JP;
Kiyoaki Watanabe, Tokyo, JP;
Youichi Sumida, Kobe, JP;
Takuma Watanabe, Kobe, JP;
Ryuichiro Emi, Kakogawa, JP;
Yohko Kawai, Tokyo, JP;
Takayuki Mitsuhashi, Sagamihara, JP;
Kiyoaki Watanabe, Tokyo, JP;
Sysmex Corporation, Kobe, JP;
Abstract
An image creating apparatus capable of creating cell images allowing reliable determination of cell structures in a cell is provided. This image creating apparatus comprises an image pickup portion picking up a plurality of images of a cell on different focal positions and an image synthesizing portion classifying the plurality of images picked up by the image pickup portion into a plurality of depth ranges as to the focal direction and synthesizing the plurality of images belonging to the respective ones of the plurality of depth ranges every plurality of depth ranges thereby creating focus-synthesized images in focus over corresponding depth ranges every plurality of depth ranges.