Image diagnosis assistance apparatus, endoscope system, image diagnosis assistance method, and image diagnosis assistance program

An image diagnosis assistance method comprising:

• an image acquisition step of acquiring a plurality of medical images sequentially captured by an endoscope including an insertion section that is inserted into a living body and a handheld operation section that is connected to the insertion section;
• a recognition step of performing recognitions of a region of interest in the plurality of medical images;
• a reporting step of performing reporting of results of the recognitions by using screen display and audio;
• a determination step of making a determination on an examination status;
• and
• performing reporting by using the audio in a first mode of using a first audio having a first reporting level in a case where the plurality of medical images are captured by radiating a first illumination light from the endoscope and a second mode of using a second audio having a second reporting level lower than the first reporting level in a case where the plurality of medical images are captured by radiating a second illumination light from the endoscope, in accordance with a result of the determination,
• wherein a wavelength range of the second illumination light is narrower than a wavelength range of the first illumination light, and
• the image diagnosis assistance method further comprises:
• determining a time during which reporting in the first mode is continuously being performed on the region of interest,
• in a case where the time is longer than or equal to a threshold value, switching to the second mode and perform reporting, and
• performing reporting in the second mode by at least one of making volume of the second audio lower than volume of the first audio in the first mode, making a tone of the second audio lower than a tone of the first audio in the first mode, making pitch of the second audio lower than pitch of the first audio in the first mode, or stopping reporting by the audio.

An image diagnosis assistance apparatus comprising:

• one or more processors configured to:
• acquire a plurality of medical images sequentially captured by an endoscope including an insertion section that is inserted into a living body and a handheld operation section that is connected to the insertion section;
• perform recognitions of a region of interest in the plurality of medical images;
• perform reporting of results of the recognitions by using screen display and audio;
• make a determination on an examination status;
• and
• perform reporting by using the audio in a first mode of using a first audio having a first reporting level in a case where the plurality of medical images are captured by radiating a first illumination light from the endoscope and a second mode of using a second audio having a second reporting level lower than the first reporting level in a case where the plurality of medical images are captured by radiating a second illumination light from the endoscope, in accordance with a result of the determination,
• wherein a wavelength range of the second illumination light is narrower than a wavelength range of the first illumination light, and
• the one or more processors are further configured to:
• perform reporting in the second mode in a case where a result of the determination indicates any one or more of that the plurality of medical images is being displayed in an enlarged view, that observation with pigment is being performed, that observation with special light is being performed, that treatment is being performed, and that washing is being performed, and
• perform reporting in the second mode by at least one of making volume of the second audio lower than volume of the first audio in the first mode, making a tone of the second audio lower than a tone of the first audio in the first mode, making pitch of the second audio lower than pitch of the first audio in the first mode, or stopping reporting by the audio.

An image diagnosis assistance method comprising:

• an image acquisition step of acquiring a plurality of medical images sequentially captured by an endoscope including an insertion section that is inserted into a living body and a handheld operation section that is connected to the insertion section;
• a recognition step of performing recognitions of a region of interest in the plurality of medical images;
• a reporting step of performing reporting of results of the recognitions by using screen display and audio;
• a determination step of making a determination on an examination status;
• and
• performing reporting by using the audio in a first mode of using a first audio having a first reporting level in a case where the plurality of medical images are captured by radiating a first illumination light from the endoscope and a second mode of using a second audio having a second reporting level lower than the first reporting level in a case where the plurality of medical images are captured by radiating a second illumination light from the endoscope, in accordance with a result of the determination,
• wherein a wavelength range of the second illumination light is narrower than a wavelength range of the first illumination light, and
• the image diagnosis assistance method further comprises
• performing reporting in the second mode in a case where a result of the determination indicates any one or more of that the plurality of medical images is being displayed in an enlarged view, that observation with pigment is being performed, that observation with special light is being performed, that treatment is being performed, and that washing is being performed, and
• performing reporting in the second mode by at least one of making volume of the second audio lower than volume of the first audio in the first mode, making a tone of the second audio lower than a tone of the first audio in the first mode, making pitch of the second audio lower than pitch of the first audio in the first mode, or stopping reporting by the audio.