Microscope System, Specimen Observing Method, and Computer Program Product

A specimen observing method, comprising:

• acquiring a pigment amount of each pigment staining a corresponding position on a specimen, for each pixel of a specimen image obtained by capturing a specimen multi-stained by a plurality of pigments;
• a pigment selecting unit that selects a display target pigment from the plurality of pigments;
• a display image generating unit that generates a display image where a staining state of the specimen by the display target pigment is displayed, on the basis of the pigment amount of the display target pigment in each pixel of the specimen image;
• and
• a display processing unit that displays the display image on a display unit.

A computer program product having a computer readable medium including programmed instructions, wherein the instructions, when executed by a computer, cause the computer to perform:

• acquiring a pigment amount of each pigment staining a corresponding position on a specimen, for each pixel of a specimen image obtained by capturing a specimen multi-stained by a plurality of pigments;
• a pigment selecting unit that selects a display target pigment from the plurality of pigments;
• a display image generating unit that generates a display image where a staining state of the specimen by the display target pigment is displayed, on the basis of the pigment amount of the display target pigment in each pixel of the specimen image;
• and
• a display processing unit that displays the display image on a display unit.