In-vivo image capturing system
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1. An in-vivo image capturing system comprising:
- a capsule casing insertable into a subject from an oral cavity, the capsule casing including an imaging optical system capable of capturing images only in one end direction;
an analyzing unit which analyzes image components captured by the imaging optical system within the oral cavity; and
a warning unit which issues a warning to a user about a direction of the capsule casing based on the analytical result by the analyzing unit.
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Abstract
Provided is an in-vivo image capturing system including a capsule casing, an analyzing unit, and a warning unit. The capsule casing is insertable into a body of a subject from an oral cavity and it includes an imaging optical system which may obtain images only in one end direction. The analyzing unit analyzes the image components within the oral cavity obtained by the imaging optical system. The warning unit issues a warning to a user about the direction of the capsule casing based on the analytical result by the analyzing unit.
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1. An in-vivo image capturing system comprising:
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a capsule casing insertable into a subject from an oral cavity, the capsule casing including an imaging optical system capable of capturing images only in one end direction;
an analyzing unit which analyzes image components captured by the imaging optical system within the oral cavity; and
a warning unit which issues a warning to a user about a direction of the capsule casing based on the analytical result by the analyzing unit. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 10, 11, 12)
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8. An in-vivo image capturing system comprising:
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a capsule casing insertable into a subject from an oral cavity, the capsule casing including an imaging optical system capable of capturing images only in a direction of one end;
an ultrasonic transmitting/receiving device which is provided on the other end of the capsule casing opposite to the imaging optical system, a checking unit which checks whether receiving intensity of ultrasonic transmitted and received by the ultrasonic transmitting/receiving device, within the oral cavity, is more than a predetermined value; and
a warning unit which issues a warning to a user about a direction of the capsule casing based on the result by the checking unit. - View Dependent Claims (9)
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