Capsule endoscope system and endoscopic image filing method
First Claim
1. A capsule endoscope system comprising:
- a capsule endoscope, swallowable in a body, for forming an image in said body;
a receiver, positioned on said body, for wirelessly receiving said image from said capsule endoscope, to store said image;
an information manager for filing said image from said receiver, managing said image, and controlling display of said image;
a first wireless interface, positioned on said receiver, for wirelessly transmitting said image during imaging with said capsule endoscope;
a second wireless interface, positioned on said information manager, for wirelessly receiving said image from said first wireless interface;
an image selector for selecting said image for image filing in said information manager among plural images received by said receiver;
wherein said first wireless interface transmits said selected image to said information manager;
wherein said image selector is positioned on at least one of said receiver and said information manager; and
further comprising a memory, provided in one of said receiver and said information manager provided with said image selector, for storing a sample image feature value of a sample image;
said image selector extracts an image feature value from said image obtained by said capsule endoscope, and determines similarity degree between said image and said sample image by comparing said image feature value with said sample image feature value, wherein if said similarity degree is equal to or more than a predetermined threshold value, said image is selected as detected to correspond to said sample image, wherein said memory stores said sample image feature value in association with lesion type information of a type of a lesion;
further comprising an input interface for inputting said lesion type information;
said image selector reads said sample image feature value for comparison according to said input lesion type information.
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Abstract
A capsule endoscope system includes a capsule endoscope, swallowable in a body, for forming an image. A receiver is positioned on the body, for wirelessly receiving the image from the capsule endoscope, to store the image. A workstation as information manager operates for image filing of the image from the receiver. A first wireless interface is incorporated in the receiver, for wirelessly transmitting the image during imaging with the capsule endoscope. A second wireless interface is positioned on the workstation, for wirelessly receiving the image from the first wireless interface. Furthermore, an image selector selects the image for image filing in the workstation among plural images received by the receiver. The first wireless interface transmits the selected image to the workstation. The receiver includes an image compressor for reducing a data size of the image received from the capsule endoscope before transmission in the first wireless interface.
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12 Claims
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1. A capsule endoscope system comprising:
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a capsule endoscope, swallowable in a body, for forming an image in said body; a receiver, positioned on said body, for wirelessly receiving said image from said capsule endoscope, to store said image; an information manager for filing said image from said receiver, managing said image, and controlling display of said image; a first wireless interface, positioned on said receiver, for wirelessly transmitting said image during imaging with said capsule endoscope; a second wireless interface, positioned on said information manager, for wirelessly receiving said image from said first wireless interface; an image selector for selecting said image for image filing in said information manager among plural images received by said receiver; wherein said first wireless interface transmits said selected image to said information manager; wherein said image selector is positioned on at least one of said receiver and said information manager; and further comprising a memory, provided in one of said receiver and said information manager provided with said image selector, for storing a sample image feature value of a sample image; said image selector extracts an image feature value from said image obtained by said capsule endoscope, and determines similarity degree between said image and said sample image by comparing said image feature value with said sample image feature value, wherein if said similarity degree is equal to or more than a predetermined threshold value, said image is selected as detected to correspond to said sample image, wherein said memory stores said sample image feature value in association with lesion type information of a type of a lesion; further comprising an input interface for inputting said lesion type information; said image selector reads said sample image feature value for comparison according to said input lesion type information. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. An endoscopic image filing method of filing an image formed in a body with a capsule endoscope swallowed in said body, comprising steps of:
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wirelessly receiving said image from said capsule endoscope to a receiver positioned on said body, to store said image; wirelessly transmitting said image from said receiver during imaging with said capsule endoscope; filing said image wirelessly transmitted from said receiver; further comprising selecting said image for image filing in said filing step among plural images received by said receiver; wherein in said transmitting step, said selected image is transmitted, wherein a sample image feature value of a sample image is predetermined; said selecting step includes; extracting an image feature value from said image obtained by said capsule endoscope; determining similarity degree between said image and said sample image by comparing said image feature value with said sample image feature value, wherein if said similarity degree is equal to or more than a predetermined threshold value, said image is selected as detected to correspond to said sample image, wherein said sample image feature value is predetermined in association with lesion type information of a type of a lesion; and further comprising a step of inputting said lesion type information; and in said selecting step, said sample image feature value is read for comparison according to said input lesion type information. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12)
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