Image processing apparatus and image processing method
US7953261B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 14, 2006 |
| Grant date | May 31, 2011 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 11, 2029 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG16H50/20
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An image processing apparatus and an image processing method which can improve efficiency of observation by a user are provided. The image processing apparatus of the present invention includes an image inputting unit configured to input a medical image including a plurality of color signals; a determining unit configured to determine whether the biological mucosa is sufficiently captured in the inputted medical image or not; and a controlling unit configured to control at least either of display or storage of the medical image based on the determination result in the determining unit.
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