Medical image processing apparatus, endoscope system and medical image processing system
First Claim
1. Medical image processing apparatus comprising:
- an image compressing unit for compressing a medical image according to a subject'"'"'s image taken by an image pickup unit with either a first image compressing method or a second image compressing method different from the first image compressing method;
a record direction input setting unit for allocating a first record directing section that is capable of performing a first record direction for compressing the medical image with the first image compressing method and recording the image and a second record directing section that is capable of performing a second record direction for compressing the medical image with the second image compressing method and recording the image to any of a plurality of keys or switches; and
a controlling unit for outputting the medical image that is compressed with the first image compressing method to an image recording unit in response to detection of performance of the first record direction and outputting the medical image that is compressed with the second image compressing method to the image recording unit in response to detection of performance of the second record direction.
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Abstract
The medical image processing apparatus according to the present invention includes an image compressing unit for compressing a medical image with either a first image compressing method or a second image compressing method; a record direction input setting unit for allocating a first record directing section that is capable of performing a first direction for compressing the medical image with the first image compressing method and a second record directing section that is capable of performing a second direction for compressing the medical image with the second image compressing method; and a controlling unit for outputting the medical image that is compressed with the first image compressing method to an image recording unit in response to detection of the first direction and outputting the medical image that is further compressed with the second image compressing method to the image recording unit in response to detection of the second direction.
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17 Claims
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1. Medical image processing apparatus comprising:
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an image compressing unit for compressing a medical image according to a subject'"'"'s image taken by an image pickup unit with either a first image compressing method or a second image compressing method different from the first image compressing method;
a record direction input setting unit for allocating a first record directing section that is capable of performing a first record direction for compressing the medical image with the first image compressing method and recording the image and a second record directing section that is capable of performing a second record direction for compressing the medical image with the second image compressing method and recording the image to any of a plurality of keys or switches; and
a controlling unit for outputting the medical image that is compressed with the first image compressing method to an image recording unit in response to detection of performance of the first record direction and outputting the medical image that is compressed with the second image compressing method to the image recording unit in response to detection of performance of the second record direction. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 17)
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7. An endoscope system comprising:
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a endoscope for picking up an image of a subject;
medical image processing apparatus for obtaining an endoscope image according to the subject'"'"'s image;
at least one expansion controlling unit that can be connected to the medical image processing apparatus and that enables at least a predetermined function related with either the endoscope or the medical image processing apparatus when the expansion controlling unit is connected to the medical image processing apparatus;
a connection information storing unit that is provided for each expansion controlling unit for storing different types of connection detection information according to the type of the expansion controlling unit; and
a main controlling unit for determining the type of the expansion controlling unit that is connected to the medical image processing apparatus based on the connection detection information stored in each connection information storing unit and outputting an image or information related with the predetermined function according to the determined result to a display unit. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A medical image processing system comprising:
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an endoscope for picking up an image of a subject;
medical image processing apparatus that is capable of outputting a first medical image according to the subject'"'"'s image on an image region in a display unit and outputting a second medical image according to the subject'"'"'s image on an image region different from the first image region in the display unit;
an image recording unit that is capable of recording the first medical image and the second medical image; and
a controlling unit for selecting between recording the first medical image and the second medical image as an image on a screen, or recording them as images on different screens according to an outputted size of an image that can be recorded by the image recording unit. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16)
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