IP Library Granted Patent US 12664635
Granted Patent B2
US 12664635 · App. 18/611,671 · Granted Jun 23, 2026

Image processing device, imaging apparatus, image processing method, and image processing program

Inventors: Tomoharu Shimada (Saitama, JP); Shinichi Shimotsu (Saitama, JP); Tetsuya Fujikawa (Saitama, JP); Tomoyuki Kawai (Saitama, JP)
Assignee: FUJIFILM Corporation
G06T7/0002G06T11/00G06V10/44H04N23/11H04N23/55G06T2207/10048G06T2207/20084
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Patent No.
US 12664635
App. No.
18/611,671
Granted
Jun 23, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present disclosure provides an image processing device, an imaging apparatus, an image processing method, and an image processing program capable of accurately extracting an abnormal region of a subject from an image. In the image processing device according to one aspect of the present invention, a processor generates a first mask image showing a first region where an abnormality exists on a surface of a subject and a second region including a region where an abnormality exists inside the subject, based on a visible image and a first near-infrared image, acquires a second near-infrared image of the subject captured with light in a second wavelength range in a state where the subject is held in focus with the light in the second wavelength range, and extracts an abnormal region in the first region and the second region based on the first mask image and the second near-infrared image.

Claims (74)

1 . An image processing device comprising:

a processor,

wherein the processor

acquires a visible image of a subject captured with light in a first wavelength range including a visible light wavelength range in a state where the subject is held in focus with the light in the first wavelength range,

acquires a first near-infrared image of the subject captured with light in a second wavelength range that includes a near-infrared light wavelength range and is different from the first wavelength range in a state where the subject is held in focus with the light in the first wavelength range,

generates a first mask image showing a first region where an abnormality exists on a surface of the subject and a second region including a region where an abnormality exists inside the subject, based on the visible image and the first near-infrared image,

acquires a second near-infrared image of the subject captured with the light in the second wavelength range in a state where the subject is held in focus with the light in the second wavelength range, and

extracts an abnormal region in the first region and the second region based on the first mask image and the second near-infrared image.

2 . The image processing device according to claim 1 ,

wherein the processor acquires images, which are captured using a near-infrared light wavelength range as the second wavelength range, as the first near-infrared image and the second near-infrared image.

3 . The image processing device according to claim 1 ,

wherein the processor acquires images, which are captured using a wavelength range including visible light and near-infrared light as the second wavelength range, as the first near-infrared image and the second near-infrared image.

4 . The image processing device according to claim 1 ,

wherein the processor generates the first mask image based on a difference between the visible image and the first near-infrared image.

5 . The image processing device according to claim 1 ,

wherein the processor generates the first mask image by inputting the visible image to a first neural network for abnormality detection.

6 . The image processing device according to claim 1 ,

wherein the processor generates a second mask image by inputting the visible image or the first near-infrared image to a second neural network for abnormality detection, and extracts the abnormal region by further using the second mask image.

7 . The image processing device according to claim 1 ,

wherein the processor extracts a peripheral edge portion of the abnormal region as a contour.

8 . The image processing device according to claim 1 ,

wherein the processor determines whether or not to acquire the second near-infrared image based on a detection result of the abnormal region in the first mask image.

9 . The image processing device according to claim 1 ,

wherein the processor determines whether or not to acquire the second near-infrared image based on a difference between the first wavelength range and the second wavelength range.

10 . The image processing device according to claim 1 ,

wherein the processor displays a region where the first mask image exists in the visible image and/or the first near-infrared image such that the region is identified from the other region.

11 . An imaging apparatus comprising:

an optical system that transmits light in a first wavelength range and light in a second wavelength range;

an optical filter switching mechanism for disposing, on an optical path of the optical system, any of a first optical filter that reduces a transmittance of at least a part of the light in the first wavelength range or a second optical filter that reduces a transmittance of at least a part of the light in the second wavelength range;

an imaging element that outputs an image signal corresponding to the light transmitted through the optical system, the first optical filter, or the second optical filter; and

the image processing device according to claim 1 ,

wherein the processor acquires the visible image, the first near-infrared image, and the second near-infrared image based on the image signal output from the imaging element.

12 . The imaging apparatus according to claim 11 ,

wherein the optical system includes an in-focus position adjustment lens, and

the processor

stores in-focus position information indicating an in-focus position in a case in which the first optical filter is disposed on the optical path in a memory in advance, and

changes a position of the in-focus position adjustment lens by referring to the in-focus position information depending on which of the first optical filter or the second optical filter is disposed on the optical path.

13 . An image processing device comprising:

a processor,

wherein the processor

acquires a visible image of a subject captured with light in a first wavelength range including a visible light wavelength range in a state where the subject is held in focus with the light in the first wavelength range,

acquires a first near-infrared image of the subject captured with light in a second wavelength range that includes a near-infrared light wavelength range and is different from the first wavelength range in a state where the subject is held in focus with the light in the first wavelength range,

generates a first mask image showing a first region where an abnormality exists on a surface of the subject and a second region including a region where an abnormality exists inside the subject, based on the visible image and the first near-infrared image, and

determines whether or not to acquire a second near-infrared image of the subject captured with the light in the second wavelength range in a state where the subject is held in focus with the light in the second wavelength range, based on a detection result of the abnormality in the first mask image.

14 . The image processing device according to claim 13 ,

wherein, in a case in which it is determined to acquire the second near-infrared image, the processor

acquires the second near-infrared image, and

extracts an abnormal region in the first region and the second region based on the first mask image and the second near-infrared image.

15 . An imaging apparatus comprising:

an optical system that transmits light in a first wavelength range and light in a second wavelength range;

an optical filter switching mechanism for disposing, on an optical path of the optical system, any of a first optical filter that reduces a transmittance of at least a part of the light in the first wavelength range or a second optical filter that reduces a transmittance of at least a part of the light in the second wavelength range;

an imaging element that outputs an image signal corresponding to the light transmitted through the optical system, the first optical filter, or the second optical filter; and

the image processing device according to claim 13 ,

wherein the processor acquires the visible image, the first near-infrared image, and the second near-infrared image based on the image signal output from the imaging element.

16 . The imaging apparatus according to claim 15 ,

wherein the optical system includes an in-focus position adjustment lens, and

the processor

stores in-focus position information indicating an in-focus position in a case in which the first optical filter is disposed on the optical path in a memory in advance, and

changes a position of the in-focus position adjustment lens by referring to the in-focus position information depending on which of the first optical filter or the second optical filter is disposed on the optical path.

17 . An image processing method that is executed by an image processing device including a processor, the image processing method comprising:

via the processor,

acquiring a visible image of a subject captured with light in a first wavelength range including a visible light wavelength range in a state where the subject is held in focus with the light in the first wavelength range;

acquiring a first near-infrared image of the subject captured with light in a second wavelength range that includes a near-infrared light wavelength range and is different from the first wavelength range in a state where the subject is held in focus with the light in the first wavelength range;

generating a first mask image showing a first region where an abnormality exists on a surface of the subject and a second region including a region where an abnormality exists inside the subject, based on the visible image and the first near-infrared image;

acquiring a second near-infrared image of the subject captured with the light in the second wavelength range in a state where the subject is held in focus with the light in the second wavelength range; and

extracting an abnormal region in the first region and the second region based on the first mask image and the second near-infrared image.

18 . A non-transitory, computer-readable tangible recording medium on which a program for causing a processor provided to an image processing device to execute the image processing method according to claim 17 is recorded.

19 . An image processing method that is executed by an image processing device including a processor, the image processing method comprising:

via the processor,

acquiring a visible image of a subject captured with light in a first wavelength range including a visible light wavelength range in a state where the subject is held in focus with the light in the first wavelength range;

acquiring a first near-infrared image of the subject captured with light in a second wavelength range that includes a near-infrared light wavelength range and is different from the first wavelength range in a state where the subject is held in focus with the light in the first wavelength range;

generating a first mask image showing a first region where an abnormality exists on a surface of the subject and a second region including a region where an abnormality exists inside the subject, based on the visible image and the first near-infrared image; and

determining whether or not to acquire a second near-infrared image of the subject captured with the light in the second wavelength range in a state where the subject is held in focus with the light in the second wavelength range, based on a detection result of the abnormality in the first mask image.

20 . A non-transitory, computer-readable tangible recording medium on which a program for causing a processor provided to an image processing device to execute the image processing method according to claim 19 is recorded.