Patent ID: 8496577
Filing Date: 2013-07-30
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
1. An endoscope apparatus comprising: an irradiating section that switches over time between irradiating a target with light in a first wavelength region and light in a second wavelength region; a light receiving section that receives returned light from the target irradiated with the light from the irradiating section; a movement identifying section that identifies movement of the target, based on a first image of the target captured as a result of the light receiving section receiving first returned light, which is returned light from the target irradiated by the light in the first wavelength region; a timing predicting section that predicts a plurality of timings at which a phase of the movement of the target is a predetermined phase, based on the movement identified by the movement identifying section; a control section that causes the irradiating section to emit the light in the second wavelength region at the timings predicted by the timing predicting section and causes the light receiving section to receive second returned light, which is returned light from the target irradiated by the light in the second wavelength region; and an image generating section that generates a second image of the target based on the second returned light received by the light receiving section at the timings predicted by the timing predicting section.