Image processing device, imaging device, microscope device, image processing method, and image processing program

10:

• An image processing device for identifying a molecular location based on an image picture of a sample, comprising:
• a memory configured to store at least one image picture captured by a camera, the image picture including a plurality of pixels;
• a processor communicatively coupled to the memory, the processor configured to:
• prepare a template corresponding to a molecular model, the template being a two-dimensional image;
• prepare a plurality of partial templates from the template, wherein each partial template corresponds to a circular sector shape having a central angle;
• obtain the image picture;
• select at least one pixel out of the pixels included in the image picture for which an evaluation value is to be calculated;
• set a central angle of a partial template based on a luminance value of the selected pixel;
• select a partial template out of the prepared plurality of partial templates according to the set central angle;
• calculate an evaluation value of the selected pixel using the selected partial template;
• and
• identify the molecular location in the image picture based on the calculated evaluation value.

14:

• An imaging device comprising:
• the image processing device according to claim 10;
• and
• the camera configured to capture the image picture.

15:

• A microscope device comprising:
• the image processing device according to claim 10;
• the camera configured to capture the image picture;
• and
• an optical system configured to generate an optical image of the sample and to provide the optical image for the camera.

16:

• An image processing method for identifying a molecular location based on an image picture of a sample, comprising:
• storing at least one image picture captured by a camera into memory, the image picture including a plurality of pixels;
• preparing a template corresponding to a molecular model, the template being a two-dimensional image;
• preparing a plurality of partial templates from the template, wherein each partial template corresponds to a circular sector shape having a central angle;
• obtaining the image picture;
• selecting at least one pixel out of the pixels included in the image picture for which an evaluation value is to be calculated;
• setting a central angle of a partial template based on a luminance value of the selected pixel;
• selecting a partial template out of the prepared plurality of partial templates according to the set central angle;
• calculating an evaluation value of the selected pixel using the selected partial template;
• and
• identifying the molecular location in the image picture based on the calculated evaluation value.

17:

• A non-transitory computer-readable medium containing program instructions for causing a computer to perform a method, in an image processing device for identifying a molecular location based on an image picture of a sample, of:
• storing at least one image picture captured by a camera into memory, the image picture including a plurality of pixels;
• preparing a template corresponding to a molecular model, the template being a two-dimensional image;
• preparing a plurality of partial templates from the template, wherein each partial template corresponds to a circular sector shape having a central angle;
• obtaining the image picture;
• selecting at least one pixel out of the pixels included in the image picture for which an evaluation value is to be calculated;
• setting a central angle of a partial template based on a luminance value of the selected pixel;
• selecting a partial template out of the prepared plurality of partial templates according to the set central angle;
• calculating an evaluation value of the selected pixel using the selected partial template;
• and
• identifying the molecular location in the image picture based on the calculated evaluation value.