Medical image processing apparatus, processor device, medical image processing method, and program

A processor device comprising:

• an endoscope control unit that controls an endoscope;
• an image acquisition unit that acquires a medical image from the endoscope;
• a region-of-interest detection unit that detects a region of interest from the medical image;
• an emphasis region setting unit that sets a location of an emphasis region for emphasizing the region of interest in accordance with a location of the region of interest when the medical image is displayed using a display device;
• and
• a display control unit that updates display of the emphasis region using an update interval exceeding an update interval of display of the medical image.

A medical image processing method comprising:

• an image acquisition step of acquiring a medical image;
• a region-of-interest detection step of detecting a region of interest from the medical image;
• an emphasis region setting step of setting a location of an emphasis region for emphasizing the region of interest in accordance with a location of the region of interest when the medical image is displayed using a display device;
• and
• a display control step of updating display of the emphasis region using an update interval exceeding an update interval of display of the medical image.

A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing instructions that, when read by a computer, cause the computer to implement:

• an image acquisition function of acquiring a medical image;
• a region-of-interest detection function of detecting a region of interest from the medical image;
• an emphasis region setting function of setting a location of an emphasis region for emphasizing the region of interest in accordance with a location of the region of interest when the medical image is displayed using a display device;
• and
• a display control function of updating display of the emphasis region using an update interval exceeding an update interval of display of the medical image.