Imaging apparatus and imaging method, program, and recording medium
US8803964B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 26, 2009 |
| Grant date | Aug 12, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 19, 2031 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61B3/102
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An imaging apparatus that captures an object that changes temporally includes: first acquisition means for acquiring an overview image of the object; determination means for determining a reference part in the overview image in which there is less temporal change than in other parts; setting means for setting, in a first overview image, a capturing position of the object where detailed capturing is to be performed; registering means for, in the case where a second overview image has been acquired for the same object as the object in the first overview image, registering the second overview image with the first overview image based on the reference parts in the first and second overview images; and second acquisition means for acquiring a detailed captured image of the object in a position corresponding to the capturing position of the first overview image in the registered second overview image.
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