Endoscope apparatus
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1. An endoscope apparatus comprising:
- a heart rate sensor configured to contact a subject'"'"'s skin and detect a movement of an organ of the subject and the sensor configured to output a detection signal of the organ;
an endoscope configured for insertion into the subject, the scope comprising an image sensor configured to capture a plurality of images of the organ; and
a processor comprising hardware, the processor operably connected to the heart rate sensor and the image sensor, the processor configured to;
receive a plurality of images, each of the plurality of images captured by the image sensor of the organ;
calculate a first movement evaluation value for at least some of the plurality of images; and
determine a still image from the plurality of images based on the first movement evaluation value and the detection signal of the organ.
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Abstract
An endoscope apparatus includes: a detector configured to detect a movement of an organ that moves a subject and output a detection signal; an image pickup portion configured to pick up an image of the subject and output a plurality of picked-up images; and a freeze processing portion configured to calculate a movement evaluation value evaluated according to the detection signal of the detector for at least some of the plurality of picked-up images, and determine a still image from the plurality of picked-up images based on the evaluated movement evaluation value.
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1. An endoscope apparatus comprising:
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a heart rate sensor configured to contact a subject'"'"'s skin and detect a movement of an organ of the subject and the sensor configured to output a detection signal of the organ; an endoscope configured for insertion into the subject, the scope comprising an image sensor configured to capture a plurality of images of the organ; and a processor comprising hardware, the processor operably connected to the heart rate sensor and the image sensor, the processor configured to; receive a plurality of images, each of the plurality of images captured by the image sensor of the organ; calculate a first movement evaluation value for at least some of the plurality of images; and determine a still image from the plurality of images based on the first movement evaluation value and the detection signal of the organ. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. An endoscope apparatus comprising:
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a heart rate sensor configured to contact a subject'"'"'s skin and detect a movement of an organ of the subject and the sensor configured to output a detection signal of the organ; an endoscope configured for insertion into the subject, the scope comprising an image sensor configured to capture a plurality of images of the organ; and a processor comprising hardware, the processor operably connected to the heart rate sensor and the image sensor, the processor configured to; receive a plurality of images, each of the plurality of images captured by the image sensor of the organ; store a plurality of selected images, the plurality of selected images being selected from the plurality of images according to the detection signal of the detector; determine a suitable still image from the plurality of selected images based on the detection signal.
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