IP Library › Granted Patent US 9,681,831
Granted Patent B2
US 9,681,831 · App. 14/615,579 · Granted Jun 20, 2017

Endoscope system, endoscope system processor device, operation method for endoscope system, and operation method for endoscope system processor device

Inventor: Takaaki Saito (Ashigarakami-gun, JP)
Assignee: FUJIFILM Corporation
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Patent No.
US 9,681,831
App. No.
14/615,579
Granted
Jun 20, 2017
Kind
B2
Abstract

The endoscope system includes: an image signal acquisition unit acquiring first image signal in first wavelength range where the amount of light absorption changes according to the concentration of yellow dye, second image signal in second wavelength range where the amount of light absorption changes according to the blood volume of an observation target, and third image signal in third wavelength range where a change in the amount of light absorption according to the concentration of the yellow dye is smaller than the first wavelength range and a change in the amount of light absorption according to the blood volume is smaller than the second wavelength range; a signal ratio calculation unit calculating first signal ratio based on the first and second image signals and calculating second signal ratio based on the second and third image signals; and a warning notification unit calculating a threshold value and generates warning signal.

Claims (63)

1. An endoscope system, comprising:

a processor device configured to

acquire a first image signal corresponding to a first wavelength range where an amount of light absorption changes according to concentration of yellow dye, a second image signal corresponding to a second wavelength range where the amount of light absorption changes according to a blood volume of an observation target, and a third image signal corresponding to a third wavelength range where a change in the amount of light absorption according to the concentration of the yellow dye is small compared with the first wavelength range and a change in the amount of light absorption according to the blood volume is small compared with the second wavelength range,

calculate a first signal ratio for each pixel based on the first and second image signals and calculates a second signal ratio for each pixel based on the second and third image signals, and

calculate a threshold value for comparison with the first signal ratio according to the second signal ratio and generate a warning signal for giving a warning for prompting cleaning of the observation target based on a comparison result between the first signal ratio and the threshold value.

2. The endoscope system according to claim 1 ,

wherein the first signal ratio is a ratio of a pixel value of the second image signal to a pixel value of the first image signal.

3. The endoscope system according to claim 2 ,

wherein the second signal ratio is a ratio of a pixel value of the third image signal to a pixel value of the second image signal.

4. The endoscope system according to claim 3 ,

wherein the first wavelength range includes an isosbestic point at which the amount of light absorption with respect to the oxygen saturation of blood hemoglobin is fixed.

5. The endoscope system according to claim 2 , further comprising:

wherein the processor device acquires a fourth image signal corresponding to a fourth wavelength range where the amount of light absorption changes according to oxygen saturation of blood hemoglobin, and

the processor device calculates the oxygen saturation of the observation target for each pixel based on at least the fourth image signal.

6. The endoscope system according to claim 2 ,

wherein the first wavelength range includes an isosbestic point at which the amount of light absorption with respect to the oxygen saturation of blood hemoglobin is fixed.

7. The endoscope system according to claim 1 ,

wherein the second signal ratio is a ratio of a pixel value of the third image signal to a pixel value of the second image signal.

8. The endoscope system according to claim 1 , further comprising:

wherein the processor device acquires a fourth image signal corresponding to a fourth wavelength range where the amount of light absorption changes according to oxygen saturation of blood hemoglobin, and

the processor device calculates the oxygen saturation of the observation target for each pixel based on at least the fourth image signal.

9. The endoscope system according to claim 8 ,

wherein the processor device calculates a third signal ratio for each pixel based on the second and fourth image signals, and

the processor device calculates the threshold value for comparison with the first signal ratio according to the second and third signal ratios.

10. The endoscope system according to claim 9 ,

wherein the third signal ratio is a ratio of a pixel value of the fourth image signal to a pixel value of the second image signal.

11. The endoscope system according to claim 10 , the processor device further configured to

an oxygen saturation image showing the oxygen saturation of the observation target, and

generate a display image signal for displaying the oxygen saturation image on a display,

wherein the warning signal includes a comparison result between the signal ratio of each pixel and the threshold value, and

the processor device makes a display in a pixel where the third signal ratio is within a specific range set in advance and a display in a pixel where the third signal ratio is outside the specific range different from each other based on the warning signal.

12. The endoscope system according to claim 9 , the processor device further configured to:

generate an oxygen saturation image showing the oxygen saturation of the observation target, and

a generate a display image signal for displaying the oxygen saturation image on a display,

wherein the warning signal includes a comparison result between the signal ratio of each pixel and the threshold value, and

the processor device makes a display in a pixel where the third signal ratio is within a specific range set in advance and a display in a pixel where the third signal ratio is outside the specific range different from each other based on the warning signal.

13. The endoscope system according to claim 8 , the processor device further configured to:

generate an oxygen saturation image showing the oxygen saturation of the observation target, and

generate a display image signal for displaying the oxygen saturation image on a display,

wherein the warning signal includes a comparison result between the signal ratio of each pixel and the threshold value, and

the processor device makes a display in a pixel where the third signal ratio is within a specific range set in advance and a display in a pixel where the third signal ratio is outside the specific range different from each other based on the warning signal.

14. The endoscope system according to claim 13 ,

wherein the processor device generates the oxygen saturation image in which a color difference signal of the pixel where the third signal ratio is within the specific range is set to zero and a color difference signal of the pixel where the third signal ratio is outside the specific range is set to a value corresponding to the oxygen saturation.

15. The endoscope system according to claim 7 , further comprising:

wherein the processor device acquires a fourth image signal corresponding to a fourth wavelength range where the amount of light absorption changes according to oxygen saturation of blood hemoglobin, and

the processor device calculates the oxygen saturation of the observation target for each pixel based on at least the fourth image signal.

16. The endoscope system according to claim 7 ,

wherein the first wavelength range includes an isosbestic point at which the amount of light absorption with respect to the oxygen saturation of blood hemoglobin is fixed.

17. The endoscope system according to claim 1 ,

wherein the first wavelength range includes an isosbestic point at which the amount of light absorption with respect to the oxygen saturation of blood hemoglobin is fixed.

18. An endoscope system processor device for an endoscope system, comprising:

a processor device configured to

acquire a first image signal corresponding to a first wavelength range where an amount of light absorption changes according to concentration of yellow dye, a second image signal corresponding to a second wavelength range where the amount of light absorption changes according to a blood volume of an observation target, and a third image signal corresponding to a third wavelength range where a change in the amount of light absorption according to the concentration of the yellow dye is small compared with the first wavelength range and a change in the amount of light absorption according to the blood volume is small compared with the second wavelength range,

calculate a first signal ratio for each pixel based on the first and second image signals and calculates a second signal ratio for each pixel based on the second and third image signals, and

calculate a threshold value for comparison with the first signal ratio according to the second signal ratio and generate a warning signal for giving a warning for prompting cleaning of the observation target based on a comparison result between the first signal ratio and the threshold value.

19. An operation method for an endoscope system, comprising:

a step of acquiring a first image signal corresponding to a first wavelength range where an amount of light absorption changes according to concentration of yellow dye, a second image signal corresponding to a second wavelength range where the amount of light absorption changes according to a blood volume of an observation target, and a third image signal corresponding to a third wavelength range where a change in the amount of light absorption according to the concentration of the yellow dye is small compared with the first wavelength range and a change in the amount of light absorption according to the blood volume is small compared with the second wavelength range using a processor device;

a step of calculating a first signal ratio for each pixel based on the first and second image signals and calculating a second signal ratio for each pixel based on the second and third image signals using the processor device; and

a step of calculating a threshold value for comparison with the first signal ratio according to the second signal ratio and generating a warning signal for giving a warning for prompting cleaning of the observation target based on a comparison result between the first signal ratio and the threshold value using the processor device.

20. An operation method for an endoscope system processor device, comprising:

a step of acquiring a first image signal corresponding to a first wavelength range where an amount of light absorption changes according to concentration of yellow dye, a second image signal corresponding to a second wavelength range where the amount of light absorption changes according to a blood volume of an observation target, and a third image signal corresponding to a third wavelength range where a change in the amount of light absorption according to the concentration of the yellow dye is small compared with the first wavelength range and a change in the amount of light absorption according to the blood volume is small compared with the second wavelength range using a processor device;

a step of calculating a first signal ratio for each pixel based on the first and second image signals and calculating a second signal ratio for each pixel based on the second and third image signals using the processor device; and

a step of calculating a threshold value for comparison with the first signal ratio according to the second signal ratio and generating a warning signal for giving a warning for prompting cleaning of the observation target based on a comparison result between the first signal ratio and the threshold value using the processor device.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 9, 2015
From: SAITO, TAKAAKI
To: FUJIFILM CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 034920/0246 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2014-037597 · Feb 27, 2014 · national
Continuity (1)
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