Image capturing apparatus, image capturing method, and computer readable medium
US8380278B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 8, 2010 |
| Grant date | Feb 19, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 14, 2031 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61B5/6861
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Provided is an image capturing apparatus for generating a multi-band image for examining a disease condition which has little amount of information. The image capturing apparatus includes: a variable spectroscopic element capable of varying a wavelength of light to be transmitted; a wavelength band table recording therein wavelength bands corresponded with disease conditions; an observation target identifying section that identifies a disease condition to be observed; a variable spectroscopic element control section that controls the variable spectroscopic element to sequentially transmit light rays of a plurality of wavelengths within a range of a wavelength band recorded in the wavelength band table in correspondence with the disease condition identified by the observation target identifying section; and an image capturing section that sequentially captures images by means of the light rays of a plurality of wavelengths transmitted through the variable spectroscopic element.
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