Body cavity observation apparatus

Abstract
A body cavity observation apparatus comprising:
Description

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS


FIG. 1 is a system configuration diagram of a body cavity observation apparatus with an observation unit integrating an observation optical system;



FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram showing a clinical state with the body cavity observation apparatus shown in FIG. 1;



FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing a configuration of the body cavity observation apparatus shown in FIG. 1;



FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a green region when a threshold parameter is set;



FIG. 5 is a diagram showing a yellow region when a threshold parameter is set;



FIG. 6 is a schematic diagram showing a treatment tool applied with a green colored marker and a yellow colored marker on a single treatment tool; and



FIG. 7 is a schematic diagram showing a case where two treatment tools applied with a green colored marker and a yellow colored marker are used at a time.


Claims
  • 1. A body cavity observation apparatus comprising: a treatment tool to be inserted into a body cavity of a subject with an insertion tool as a guide,an observation section attached to an opening of a body wall of the subject, a monitor for displaying the body cavity captured by the observation section, anda marker position-detecting device for detecting a position of a marker part applied to the treatment tool or insertion tool from an image showing the body cavity captured by the observation section; whereinthe marker position-detecting device comprises:a pixel extracting device for extracting a group of pixels in the same color as color of the marker part from the image, anda calculation device for calculating a position of the barycenter of the group of pixels as a position of the marker part.
  • 2. The body cavity observation apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the pixel extracting device extracts a pixel whose output value of a color component included in a color of the marker part among R, G, and B output values outputted from an image pickup device of the observation section is bigger than an output value of a color component that is not included in a color of the marker part by a predetermined threshold or more as the group of pixels.
  • 3. The body cavity observation apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising: a trimming device for trimming an image to a predetermined region so that the position of the marker part calculated by the calculating device is placed at the center of the image, anda zooming device for zooming the trimmed predetermined region on the monitor by a predetermined magnification.
  • 4. The body cavity observation apparatus according to claim 2, further comprising: a trimming device for trimming an image to a predetermined region so that the position of the marker part calculated by the calculating device is placed at the center of the image, anda zooming device for zooming the trimmed predetermined region on the monitor by a predetermined magnification.
  • 5. The body cavity observation apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the marker part is applied at least to two parts on the treatment tool or insertion tool,the body cavity observation apparatus includes:a trimming device for trimming an image to a predetermined region so that a position on a predetermined extension between two positions on the marker part calculated by the calculation device is placed at the center of the image, anda zooming device for zooming the trimmed predetermined region on the monitor by a predetermined magnification.
  • 6. The body cavity observation apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the marker part is applied at least to two parts on the treatment tool or insertion tool,the body cavity observation apparatus includes:a trimming device for trimming an image to a predetermined region so that a position on a predetermined extension between two positions on the marker part calculated by the calculation device is placed at the center of the image, anda zooming device for zooming the trimmed predetermined region on the monitor by a predetermined magnification.
Priority Claims (1)
Number Date Country Kind
2006-044377 Feb 2006 JP national