Endoscope observation assistance apparatus and endoscope observation assistance method

An endoscope observation assistance apparatus for assisting observation of a luminal organ with an endoscope, the apparatus comprising:

• a processor;
• and
• a non-transitory computer-readable medium having stored thereon executable instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the endoscope observation assistance apparatus to:
• acquire a captured image of the luminal organ captured by the endoscope and display the captured image on a display;
• detect a predetermined lesion based on the captured image and acquire lesion information regarding the lesion;
• track the lesion based on the captured image and the lesion information and determine whether or not the lesion has disappeared from the captured image;
• determine that the endoscope observation assistance apparatus failed to receive an input of a confirmation instruction of the lesion by a doctor operating the endoscope before the lesion disappeared from the captured image;
• and
• issue a notification of a determination result upon determination that the lesion has disappeared from the captured image and that no confirmation instruction had been received;
• wherein the notification of the determination result is performed by a vibration of a vibrator which is changed in accordance with a weight determined based on classification results and status level of the lesion.