Endoscopic image processing apparatus and endoscopic image processing method
AssigneeOlympus Medical Systems Corp.
InventorHirokazu NISHIMURA
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Abstract
An image acquisition unit acquires an endoscopic image photographed by an endoscope. A segmentation unit partitions the endoscopic image into a plurality of regions. A depth information generator generates depth information indicating a depth of the endoscopic image. A recognition unit specifies a direction in which the endoscope is advanceable based on region information indicating a result of segmentation by the segmentation unit and depth information of the endoscopic image generated by the depth information generator.
Claims9
An endoscopic image processing apparatus comprising one or more processors having hardware, wherein
- the one or more processors are configured to:
- acquire an endoscopic image photographed by an endoscope;
- partition the acquired endoscopic image into a plurality of regions;
- generate depth information indicating a depth of the acquired endoscopic image;
- and
- specify a direction in which the endoscope is advanceable based on region information indicating a result of segmentation and the depth information of the endoscopic image.
An endoscopic image processing apparatus, comprising one or more processors having hardware, wherein
- the one or more processors are configured to:
- acquire an endoscopic image photographed by an endoscope;
- select one or more operation contents from a plurality of predetermined operation contents based on the acquired endoscopic image;
- partition the acquired endoscopic image into a plurality of regions;
- recognize a situation around a distal end portion of the endoscope based on region information indicating a result of segmentation;
- and
- determine an operation content to be performed based on the selected one or more operation contents and the recognized situation.
A method of processing an endoscopic image comprising:
- acquiring an endoscopic image photographed by an endoscope;
- partitioning the acquired endoscopic image into a plurality of regions;
- generating depth information indicating a depth of the acquired endoscopic image;
- and
- specifying a direction in which the endoscope is advanceable based on region information indicating a result of segmentation and the depth information of the endoscopic image.
A computer program storage medium that stores programs, wherein the programs cause a computer to implement:
- a function of acquiring an endoscopic image photographed by an endoscope;
- a function of partitioning the acquired endoscopic image into a plurality of regions;
- a function of generating depth information indicating a depth of the acquired endoscopic image;
- and
- a function of specifying a direction in which the endoscope is advanceable based on region information indicating a result of segmentation and the depth information of the endoscopic image.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.