In-vivo examination method and in-vivo examination apparatus
AssigneeOlympus Corporation
InventorsYoshihisa Tanikawa, Tadashi Hirata, Yasuaki Natori, Chika Nakajima, Yoshihiro Kawano
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Abstract
An object is to easily and reliably reach an examination site. The present invention provides an examination method of carrying out in-vivo examination using an in-vivo examination apparatus capable of fluorescence examination and reflected-light examination and includes the steps of setting a reference position so as to set an examination site by carrying out reflected-light examination, switching from reflected-light examination to fluorescence examination, and moving from the reference position to the examination site.
Claims9
An examination method of carrying out examination using an examination apparatus capable of fluorescence examination and reflected-light examination, the method including the steps of:
- defining a reference position for setting an examination site by carrying out reflected-light examination;
- switching from reflected-light examination to fluorescence examination;
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- moving from the reference position to the examination site.
An examination apparatus including:
- an orientation changing mechanism;
- a control device configured to control the operation of the orientation changing mechanism;
- a switching device configured to switch between reflected-light examination and fluorescence examination;
- a reference-position defining unit configured to define a reference position so as to set an examination site by carrying out reflected-light examination;
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- an examination-site setting unit configured to set the examination site.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.