Imaging device, endoscope system and imaging method using yellow-eliminated green data
US9443321B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 15, 2010 |
| Grant date | Sep 13, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 21, 2034 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06T2207/30092
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An image generating device includes a first image-information generating unit that generates first image information based on a plurality of pieces of acquired color element information, a color-component detecting unit that detects a predetermined color component based on each piece of color element information, a color-component eliminating unit that eliminates the predetermined color component detected by the color-component detecting unit from a predetermined piece of color element information among the plurality of pieces of color element information, and a second image-information generating unit that generates second color information based on a piece of color element information obtained by eliminating the predetermined color component by the color-component eliminating unit and another piece of color element information.
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