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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 08, 2014
Filed:
Jun. 05, 2006
Kei Takasugi, Hino, JP;
Kazuma Kaneko, Hachioji, JP;
Kei Takasugi, Hino, JP;
Kazuma Kaneko, Hachioji, JP;
Olympus Medical Systems Corp., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A normal light CCDis driven via a normal light CCD control sectionby a timing signal from a timing circuit sectionof a video processor. At the same time, a fluorescence CCDis driven via a fluorescence CCD control section. Then, an image pickup signal according to an RGB frame sequential method from the normal light CCDis processed by a normal light image video circuit sectionand a normal color image is created while an image pickup signal from the fluorescence CCDis processed by a fluorescence image video circuit section, and an image pickup signal of a subject excited by blue illumination light and transmitted through a fluorescence transmitting filteris extracted to create a fluorescence image of the subject. The normal color image and the fluorescence image of the subject are synthesized by an image synthesizing circuit sectionand outputted to a monitor, whereby the normal light image and the fluorescence image is displayed side by side or on top of each other.