Endoscope system
US8167791B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 19, 2010 |
| Grant date | May 1, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 19, 2030 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61B1/00158
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An endoscope system of the present invention includes an image pickup section that picks up an image of an object, a position detection section that detects a position indicating a predetermined object in the image of the object obtained by the image pickup section and a probability calculation section that calculates a probability value as a degree indicating accuracy of the position being the predetermined object using first information obtained from the image and second information on a condition of the object whose image is picked up by the image pickup section.
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