Patent ID: 6687534
Filing Date: 2004-02-03
Classification: A61B,A61N

Abstract:
A fluorescent-light image display apparatus comprisingexcitation light emitting means for emitting excitation light, illuminating-light emitting light means for emitting illuminating-light, fluorescent-light image obtaining means for obtaining an image formed by the fluorescent-light emitted from an examination area of a target subject upon the irradiation thereof by the excitation light, reflectance image obtaining means for obtaining a reflectance image formed by the reflected-light reflected from an examination area of a target subject upon the irradiation thereof by the illuminating-light, fluorescent-light image display means for displaying a fluorescent-light image based on the fluorescent-light image obtained by said fluorescent image obtaining means, and reflectance image displaying means for displaying a reflectance image based on the reflectance image obtained by said reflectance image obtaining means, wherein the excitation light emitting means is provided with an irregularity detecting means for detecting irregular increases occurring in the output of the excitation light, and excitation light emission stopping means for stopping the emission of the excitation light being projected onto an examination area of a target subject, according to the detection of an irregularity by the irregularity detecting means.