Patent ID: 11925311
Assignee: FUJIFILM CORPORATION
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A  G | IPC A  G

Claim 18:
19. A medical diagnosis support method performed with an endoscope system, wherein the endoscope system comprises:
a monitor;
an endoscope configured to be inserted into an object; and
a light source configured to apply one of first illumination light and second illumination light different from the first illumination light to the object,
the medical diagnosis support method comprising:
acquiring medical images picked-up through the endoscope in time series, the medical images including a first image picked-up with the first illumination light and a second image picked-up with the second illumination light;
detecting a lesion appearing in the first image;
discriminating a type of a lesion appearing in the second image; and
displaying, on the monitor, a result of the detection in a case in which the first illumination light is applied to the object, and displaying, on the monitor, a result of the discrimination in a case in which the second illumination light is applied to the object,
wherein a switching between the first illumination light and the second illumination light and a switching between the detection and the discrimination are interlocked, and
the second illumination light includes a peak wavelength in a range of 390 nm to 450 nm.