Endoscope image processing apparatus and endoscope image processing method
AssigneeOlympus Corporation
InventorHidekazu IWAKI
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Abstract
An endoscope image processing apparatus includes a region-of-interest detection apparatus configured to sequentially receive observation images obtained by performing image pickup of an object and perform processing for detecting a region of interest for each of the observation images, and a processor. The processor calculates an appearance time period as an elapsed time period from a time when the region of interest appears within the observation image when the region-of-interest detection apparatus detects the region of interest, and starts emphasis processing for emphasizing a position of the region of interest existing within the observation image at a timing at which the appearance time period reaches a predetermined time period.
Claims12
An endoscope image processing apparatus comprising:
- a region-of-interest detection apparatus configured to sequentially receive observation images obtained by performing image pickup of an object and perform processing for detecting a region of interest for each of the observation images, and a processor, the processor being configured to
- calculate an appearance time period as an elapsed time period from a time when the region of interest appears within the observation image when the region-of-interest detection apparatus detects the region of interest, and
- start emphasis processing for emphasizing a position of the region of interest existing within the observation image at a timing at which the appearance time period reaches a predetermined time period.
An endoscope image processing method comprising:
- performing processing for detecting a region of interest for each of observation images obtained by performing image pickup of an object;
- calculating an appearance time period as an elapsed time period from a time when the region of interest appears within the observation image when the region of interest is detected;
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- starting emphasis processing for emphasizing a position of the region of interest existing within the observation image at a timing at which the appearance time period reaches a predetermined time period.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.