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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 07, 2015
Filed:
Jan. 26, 2012
Applicant:
Toshihiko Kaku, Kanagawa, JP;
Inventor:
Toshihiko Kaku, Kanagawa, JP;
Assignee:
FUJIFILM CORPORATION, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 1/04 (2006.01); A61B 1/06 (2006.01); A61B 1/00 (2006.01); G06T 5/00 (2006.01); A61B 1/05 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 1/0638 (2013.01); A61B 1/0669 (2013.01); A61B 1/00009 (2013.01); A61B 1/05 (2013.01); G06T 5/009 (2013.01); G06T 2207/10068 (2013.01); G06T 2207/10152 (2013.01); A61B 1/063 (2013.01); A61B 1/0653 (2013.01);
Abstract
An endoscope apparatus includes a light source unit, an imaging element, a density calculating section, and an image processing section, wherein the image processing section changes frequency processing conditions with respect to the captured image such that the detection and enhancement degree of the structure and components of the living body in the subject are changed according to at least the density of each pixel of the captured image.