Endoscope system with angle-of-view display information overlapped on three-dimensional image information
US9918614B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 23, 2016 |
| Grant date | Mar 20, 2018 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 23, 2036 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61B2090/365
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An endoscope system includes a portion configured to acquire a position of an objective optical system provided in an insertion portion of an endoscope; a portion configured to position the position of the objective optical system on three-dimensional image information about a subject; a portion configured to generate angle-of-view display information related to a picked-up image picked up by an image pickup system including the objective optical system; an instruction portion configured to output an instruction signal; and an image processing portion configured to create an overlapped image obtained by overlapping the angle-of-view display information at a position on the three-dimensional image information corresponding to the position of the objective optical system at a time point of inputting the instruction signal.
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