Patent ID: 7450151
Filing Date: 2008-11-11
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
1. An endoscopic image processing system that processes an image signal produced by picking up the image of an intracavitary region of an object to be examined using an electronic endoscope, comprising: endoscopic image data generating means for processing the image signal and generating endoscopic image data; detecting means that detects at least one of a type of electronic endoscope connected to the endoscopic image processing system which is detected based on information inherent to the electronic endoscope, and a type of the image pickup device incorporated in the connected electronic endoscope; mask area setting means for setting a mask area that corresponds to at least one of the electronic endoscope type based on the information inherent to the electronic endoscope and the type of image pickup device detected by the detecting means, and outputting a mask signal; image processing means that performs predetermined processing on the endoscopic image data, according to the level of the endoscopic image data and generates processed image data; and image synthesizing means for synthesizing the processed image data with the mask area in the endoscopic image data, based on the mask signal.