Image processor, image acquisition apparatus, storage medium of image processing program and image processing method
First Claim
1. An image processor comprising:
- an image input unit configured to input a multiple image in which images of a subject are superimposed on each other;
an inter-superimposed-image deformation acquisition unit configured to acquire deformation information between superimposed images included in the multiple image input through the image input unit;
an image deformation unit configured to generate at least two deformed images by performing deformation processing with respect to the multiple image input through the image input unit at least twice to be geometrically deformed based on the deformation information between superimposed images acquired by the inter-superimposed-image deformation acquisition unit;
a signal intensity relationship acquisition unit configured to acquire signal intensity relationship information indicative of a relationship between signal intensities of the superimposed images included in the multiple image input through the image input unit; and
a signal processing unit configured to perform addition processing of the at least two deformed images generated by the deformation processing by using the signal intensity relationship information acquired by the signal intensity relationship acquisition unit.
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Abstract
An image processor includes an inter-superimposed-image deformation acquisition unit configured to acquire deformation information between superimposed images included in a multiple image in which images of a subject are superimposed, an image deformation unit configured to generate at least two deformed images by performing deformation processing with respect to the multiple image at least twice to be geometrically deformed based on the acquired deformation information between superimposed images, and a signal intensity relationship acquisition unit configured to acquire signal intensity relationship information indicative of a relationship between signal intensities of the superimposed images included in the multiple image. The image processor further includes a signal processing unit configured to perform addition processing of the at least two deformed images generated from the deformation processing by using the acquired signal intensity relationship information.
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16 Claims
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1. An image processor comprising:
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an image input unit configured to input a multiple image in which images of a subject are superimposed on each other; an inter-superimposed-image deformation acquisition unit configured to acquire deformation information between superimposed images included in the multiple image input through the image input unit; an image deformation unit configured to generate at least two deformed images by performing deformation processing with respect to the multiple image input through the image input unit at least twice to be geometrically deformed based on the deformation information between superimposed images acquired by the inter-superimposed-image deformation acquisition unit; a signal intensity relationship acquisition unit configured to acquire signal intensity relationship information indicative of a relationship between signal intensities of the superimposed images included in the multiple image input through the image input unit; and a signal processing unit configured to perform addition processing of the at least two deformed images generated by the deformation processing by using the signal intensity relationship information acquired by the signal intensity relationship acquisition unit. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. An image acquisition apparatus comprising:
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an image acquisition optical system configured to form an image of luminous flux of a subject; a multiple image formation unit configured to form images of the subject in a superimposed manner in the image acquisition optical system; an image signal generation unit configured to convert light from the image acquisition optical system into an electrical signal and generate an image signal from the converted electrical signal; an inter-superimposed-image deformation acquisition unit configured to acquire deformation information between superimposed images included in a multiple image having at least two images generated by the image acquisition optical system, the multiple image formation unit, and the image signal generation unit in a superimposed manner; an image deformation unit configured to generate at least two deformed images by performing deformation processing with respect to the multiple image at least twice to be geometrically deformed based on the deformation information between superimposed images acquired by the inter-superimposed-image deformation acquisition unit; a signal intensity relationship acquisition unit configured to acquire signal intensity relationship information indicative of a relationship between signal intensities of the superimposed signals included in the multiple image; and a signal processing unit configured to perform addition processing of the at least two deformed images generated by the deformation processing by using the signal intensity relationship information acquired by the signal intensity relationship acquisition unit. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A non-transitory storage medium storing an image processing program allowing a computer to execute the following steps:
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performing input processing of a multiple image in which images of a subject are superimposed on each other; acquiring deformation information between superimposed images included in the input multiple image; generating at least two deformed images by performing deformation processing with respect to the input multiple image at least twice to be geometrically deformed based on the acquired deformation information between superimposed images; acquiring signal intensity relationship information indicative of a relationship between signal intensities of the superimposed images included in the input multiple image; and performing addition processing of the at least two deformed images generated from the deformation processing by using the acquired signal intensity relationship information.
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16. An image processing method comprising:
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performing input processing of a multiple image in which images of a subject are superimposed on each other; acquiring deformation information between superimposed images included in the input multiple image; generating at least two deformed images by performing deformation processing with respect to the input multiple image at least twice to be geometrically deformed based on the acquired deformation information between superimposed images; acquiring signal intensity relationship information indicative of a relationship between signal intensities of the superimposed images included in the input multiple image; and generating a restored image in which images of the subject are not superimposed on each other by adding the at least two deformed images generated from the deformation processing based on the acquired signal intensity relationship information.
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Specification