Patent Publication Number: US-11398033-B2

Title: Diagnosis support system, endoscope system, processor, and diagnosis support method

Description:
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS 
     This application is a Continuation of PCT International Application No. PCT/JP2018/025873 filed on Jul. 9, 2018, which claims priority under 35 U.S.C § 119(a) to Japanese Patent Application No. 2017-172325 filed on Sep. 7, 2017. Each of the above application(s) is hereby expressly incorporated by reference, in its entirety, into the present application. 
    
    
     BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 
     1. Field of the Invention 
     The present invention relates to a diagnosis support system, an endoscope system, a processor, and a diagnosis support method. 
     2. Description of the Related Art 
     In diagnosis using medical equipment, an image of an object to be examined may be acquired by performing inspection or treatment using a medicine and/or equipment in some cases. In this case, the medicine and/or equipment used, contents of a procedure, and the like are necessary to be described in a report created after the diagnosis. However, the work load of a user such as a doctor is large, and thus a technique for reducing the work load is known. 
     For example, JP2016-062488A discloses that the medicine and/or equipment used in the inspection is detected from an endoscopic image by image recognition, resulting in assistance to perform an input operation for creating a medical document (endoscopy report, inspection record) by a health professional on the basis of the detection result. Specifically, in the endoscopy report, detection information or reflection information extracted from the detection information is automatically input to a treatment information field in a treatment area, and a procedure field, an addition field, a medicine filed, and an equipment field in a carrying-out field. Further, JP2016-062488A discloses that the name of the detected medicine and/or equipment is displayed (the medicine name and the treatment tool name are displayed in the tag of the image). 
     SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION 
     In a case of performing inspection based on the image acquired by an endoscope or the like, a relationship between the medicine and/or equipment used and a region of interest (lesion, lesion candidate, or the like) (what kind of medicine and/or equipment is used for which region of interest) is important. However, such a relationship is not considered in JP2016-062488A, and thus it is difficult to grasp the relationship between the medicine and/or equipment and the region of interest. It is burdensome for the user to relate the medicine and/or equipment and the region of interest, and there is a risk of error. 
     In this manner, in the related technique, the usefulness of the presented information is low, and it is difficult for a user to efficiently perform diagnosis, report creation, and the like based on the image. 
     The invention has been made in consideration of the above-described circumstances, and an object of the invention is to provide a diagnosis support system, an endoscope system, a processor, and a diagnosis support method which can present useful information to a user. 
     In order to achieve the above-described object, a diagnosis support system including a processor configured to: acquire a plurality of medical images; detect a medicine and/or equipment from the plurality of medical images by image recognition; detect a region of interest from the plurality of medical images by image recognition; assign, to the medical image from which the medicine and/or equipment is detected, first detection information indicating the detected medicine and/or equipment; and assign, to the medical image from which the region of interest is detected, second detection information indicating the detected region of interest, display, on a display device, the plurality of medical images in a list in a display form according to the first detection information and the second detection information. 
     According to the first aspect, since the first detection information indicating the detected medicine and/or equipment and the second detection information indicating the detected region of interest are assigned to an image for medical use, and images are displayed in a list in an aspect according to the detection information, it is possible for a user to easily grasp a relationship between the medicine and/or equipment, the region of interest, and the image. In this manner, according to the first aspect, it is possible to present useful information to a user, and it is possible for a user to efficiently perform diagnosis, report creation, and the like. 
     In the first aspect and the respective aspects to be described below, the “medicine” includes a pigment and a dye for observing the shape, unevenness, and the like of the region of interest (lesion area or the like), and the “equipment (instrument)” includes a treatment tool for performing biopsies, excision, and the like on an object to be examined. Further, the “region of interest” includes a lesion region, a lesion candidate region, a region after the treatment. In the first aspect, the image-for-medical-use acquisition unit may acquire a plurality of images for medical use by capturing images by the image pick-up device including the imaging optical system and the image pick-up element. 
     In the first aspect and the respective aspects to be described below, the image for medical use is referred to as a medical image. As a light source used for capturing an image for medical use, a light source that generates light in a white-light wavelength range or light in a plurality of wavelength ranges (narrow-band light) as the white-light wavelength range, infrared light, and excitation light can be used. Further, the image for medical use acquired in the first aspect may be a normal light image obtained from the application of light in a white-light wavelength range or light in a plurality of wavelength ranges as the light in a white-light wavelength range, or may be a special light image including information about the specific wavelength range on the basis of the normal light image. 
    
    
     
       BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS 
         FIG. 1  is a diagram showing an appearance of an endoscope system according to a first embodiment. 
         FIG. 2  is a block diagram showing a configuration of the endoscope system. 
         FIG. 3  is a diagram showing a configuration of a hard distal end portion of an endoscope. 
         FIG. 4  is a diagram showing a functional configuration of an image processing unit. 
         FIG. 5  is a diagram showing an image and information stored in a storage unit. 
         FIG. 6  is a diagram showing an aspect of correspondence between an image for medical use, first detection information, and second detection information. 
         FIG. 7  is a flowchart showing processing of a diagnosis support method. 
         FIG. 8  is another flowchart showing the processing of the diagnosis support method. 
         FIG. 9  is a diagram showing an example of an imaging condition setting screen. 
         FIG. 10  is a diagram showing an example of a display condition setting screen. 
         FIG. 11  is a flowchart showing processing of assigning the first detection information and the second detection information. 
         FIGS. 12A and 12B  are diagrams showing aspects of a list display of images. 
         FIG. 13  is another diagram showing an aspect of a list display of images. 
         FIGS. 14A and 14B  are still other diagrams showing aspects of a list display of images. 
         FIG. 15  is still another diagram showing an aspect of a list display of images. 
         FIG. 16  is another diagram showing an example of the display condition setting screen. 
         FIG. 17  is a diagram showing an aspect of preservation of a designated image. 
         FIG. 18  is a flowchart showing processing of automatic imaging according to detection of a region of interest. 
         FIG. 19  is a flowchart showing an aspect of capturing a static image while capturing a video. 
         FIG. 20  is a diagram showing a functional configuration of an image processing unit according to a second embodiment. 
         FIG. 21  is a flowchart showing processing of assigning the first detection information and the second detection information. 
         FIG. 22  is a diagram showing an aspect of assigning detection information based on comparison with another image. 
         FIG. 23  is a flowchart showing processing of assigning detection information based on comparison with a frame image. 
     
    
    
     DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS 
     A diagnosis support system, an endoscope system, a processor, and a diagnosis support method according to embodiments of the invention will be described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings. 
     First Embodiment 
       FIG. 1  is a diagram showing an appearance of an endoscope system  10  (diagnosis support system, diagnosis support apparatus, endoscope system, processor, medical image processing device) according to a first embodiment, and  FIG. 2  is a block diagram showing a main configuration of the endoscope system  10 . As shown in  FIGS. 1 and 2 , the endoscope system  10  includes an endoscope body  100  (endoscope), a processor  200  (processor, medical image processing device), a light source device  300 , and a monitor  400  (display device). 
     &lt;Configuration of Endoscope Body&gt; 
     The endoscope body  100  comprises a hand operation part  102  (operation part) and an insertion part  104  (insertion part) connected to the hand operation part  102 . An operator (user) grips and operates the hand operation part  102 , inserts the insertion part  104  into an object to be examined (living body), and observes the object to be examined. Further, the hand operation part  102  is provided with an air/water supply button BT 1 , a suction button BT 2 , a function button BT 3  to which various functions are assigned, and an imaging button BT 4  that receives an imaging instruction operation. The insertion part  104  includes a soft portion  112  (soft portion), a bendable portion  114  (bendable portion), and a hard distal end portion  116  (hard distal end portion) that are arranged in this order from the hand operation part  102 . That is, the bendable portion  114  is connected to the proximal end side of the hard distal end portion  116 , and the soft portion  112  is connected to the proximal end side of the bendable portion  114 . The hand operation part  102  is connected to the proximal end side of the insertion part  104 . In a case where a user operates the hand operation part  102 , the user can bend the bendable portion  114  to vertically and laterally change the direction of the hard distal end portion  116 . The hard distal end portion  116  is provided with an imaging optical system  130  (image-for-medical-use acquisition unit, image-for-medical-use capturing unit, imaging device, image pick-up unit), an illumination unit  123 , a forceps port  126 , and the like (refer to  FIGS. 1 to 3 ). 
     At the time of observation and treatment, either visible light or infrared light, or both visible light and infrared light can be applied from illumination lenses  123 A and  123 B of the illumination unit  123  by the operation of an operation unit  208  (refer to  FIG. 2 ). Further, cleaning water is ejected from a water supply nozzle (not shown) by the operation of the air/water supply button BT 1 , so that an imaging lens  132  (imaging lens) of the imaging optical system  130  and the illumination lenses  123 A and  123 B can be cleaned. A pipe line (not shown) communicates with the forceps port  126  that is open at the hard distal end portion  116 , and a treatment tool (not shown) for the removal of a tumor or the like is inserted into the pipe line and is appropriately moved forwards and backwards to perform necessary treatment on an object to be examined. 
     As shown in  FIGS. 1 to 3 , the imaging lens  132  (image pick-up unit) is provided on a distal end-side end face  116 A of the hard distal end portion  116 . A complementary-metal-oxide-semiconductor (CMOS) type image pick-up element  134  (image pick-up element, image pick-up unit, imaging device, medical image acquisition unit, image sensor), a drive circuit  136 , and an analog front end (AFE)  138  are provided in the back of the imaging lens  132 , and image signals are output by these elements. The image pick-up element  134  is a color image pick-up element, and comprises a plurality of pixels formed of a plurality of light-receiving elements that are arranged in a matrix form (two-dimensionally arrayed) so as to have a specific pattern array (Bayer array, X-Trans (registered trademark) array, honeycomb array, or the like). Each pixel of the image pick-up element  134  includes a microlens, a red (R), green (G), or blue (B) color filter, and a photoelectric conversion part (photodiode or the like). The imaging optical system  130  also can generate a color image from pixel signals corresponding to three colors of red, green, and blue, and also can generate an image from pixel signals corresponding to any one color or two colors of red, green, and blue. A case where the image pick-up element  134  is a CMOS type image pick-up element has been described in the first embodiment, but the image pick-up element  134  may be a charge-coupled-device (CCD) type image pick-up element. 
     The optical image of an object to be examined (tumor area or lesion area) is formed on the light-receiving surface (image pick-up surface) of the image pick-up element  134  by the imaging lens  132  and is converted into electrical signals, and the electrical signals are output to the processor  200  through a signal cable (not shown) and are converted into video signals. Accordingly, an observation image is displayed on the monitor  400  connected to the processor  200 . 
     Further, the illumination lens  123 A (for visible light) and the illumination lens  123 B (for infrared light) of the illumination unit  123  are provided on the distal end-side end face  116 A of the hard distal end portion  116  so as to be adjacent to the imaging lens  132 . An emitting end of a light guide  170  to be described below is provided in the back of the illumination lenses  123 A and  123 B; the light guide  170  is inserted into the insertion part  104 , the hand operation part  102 , and a universal cable  106 ; and an incident end of the light guide  170  is disposed in a light guide connector  108 . 
     &lt;Configuration of Light Source Device&gt; 
     As shown in  FIG. 2 , the light source device  300  includes a light source  310  for illumination, a stop  330 , a condenser lens  340 , a light source control unit  350 , and the like, and causes illumination light (visible light or infrared light) to be incident on the light guide  170 . The light source  310  comprises a visible light source  310 A and an infrared light source  310 B, and can apply either visible light or infrared light or both visible light and infrared light. The illuminance of illumination light applied by the visible light source  310 A and the infrared light source  310 B is controlled by the light source control unit  350 , so that the illuminance of illumination light can be lowered or illumination can be stopped as necessary. 
     &lt;Wavelength Range of Light Source&gt; 
     The light source  310  (visible light source  310 A) may be a light source that generates light in a white-light wavelength range or generates light in a plurality of wavelength ranges as light in a white-light wavelength range, and may be a light source that generates light in a specific wavelength range narrower than the white-light wavelength range. The specific wavelength range may be a blue-light wavelength range or a green-light wavelength range of a visible-light wavelength range or a red-light wavelength range of a visible-light wavelength range. In a case where the specific wavelength range is a blue-light wavelength range or a green-light wavelength range of a visible-light wavelength range, the specific wavelength range may include a wavelength range of 390 nm to 450 nm or 530 nm to 550 nm, and light in the specific wavelength range may have a peak wavelength in a wavelength range of 390 nm to 450 nm or 530 nm to 550 nm. Further, in a case where the specific wavelength range is a red-light wavelength range of a visible-light wavelength range, the specific wavelength range may include a wavelength range of 585 nm to 615 nm or 610 nm to 730 nm, and light in the specific wavelength range may have a peak wavelength in a wavelength range of 585 nm to 615 nm or 610 nm to 730 nm. 
     Light in the above-described specific wavelength range may include a wavelength range where a light absorption coefficient in oxyhemoglobin is different from that in reduced hemoglobin, and may have a peak wavelength in a wavelength range where a light absorption coefficient in oxyhemoglobin is different from that in reduced hemoglobin. In this case, the specific wavelength range may include a wavelength range of 400±10 nm, 440±10 nm, 470±10 nm, or 600 nm to 750 nm, and light in the specific wavelength range may have a peak wavelength in a wavelength range of 400±10 nm, 440±10 nm, 470±10 nm, or 600 nm to 750 nm. 
     Further, light generated by the light source  310  (infrared light source  310 B) may have a wavelength range of 790 nm to 820 nm or 905 nm to 970 nm, and may have a peak wavelength in a wavelength range of 790 nm to 820 nm or 905 nm to 970 nm. 
     Further, the light source  310  may comprise a light source that applies excitation light having a peak wavelength in a wavelength range of 390 nm to 470 nm. In this case, an image for medical use (in-vivo image), which includes information about the fluorescence of a fluorescent material present in an object to be examined (living body), can be acquired. A pigment for a fluorescence method (fluorescein, acridine orange, or the like) may be used to acquire a fluorescence image. 
     It is preferable that the type (laser light source, xenon light source, light-emitting-diode (LED) light source, and the like) and wavelength of the light source  310 , the presence or absence of a filter, and the like are determined according to the type of a subject, the purpose of observation, and the like. Further, it is preferable that the wavelengths of illumination light are combined and/or switched according to the type of a subject, the purpose of observation, and the like at the time of observation. In a case where the wavelengths are to be switched, for example, a disc-shaped filter (rotary color filter) provided with filters, which are disposed in front of a light source and transmit or block light having specific wavelengths, may be rotated to switch the wavelength of light to be applied. 
     Furthermore, an image pick-up element, which is used to embody the invention, is not limited to a color image pick-up element where a color filter is provided for each pixel as with the image pick-up element  134 , and may be a monochromatic image pick-up element. In a case where a monochromatic image pick-up element is used, image pick-up can be performed in order of surface (in order of color) while the wavelengths of illumination light are sequentially switched. For example, the wavelengths of illumination light to be emitted may be sequentially switched among purple, blue, green, and red; and broadband light (white light) may be applied and the wavelengths of illumination light to be emitted may be switched by the rotary color filter (red, green, blue, and the like). Moreover, one or a plurality of narrow-band lights (green light, blue light, and the like) may be applied and the wavelengths of illumination light to be emitted may be switched by the rotary color filter (green, blue, and the like). The narrow-band lights may be infrared lights having two or more different wavelengths. 
     The light guide connector  108  (refer to  FIG. 1 ) is connected to the light source device  300 , so that illumination light applied from the light source device  300  is transmitted to the illumination lenses  123 A and  123 B through the light guide  170  and is applied to an observation range from the illumination lenses  123 A and  123 B. 
     &lt;Configuration of Processor&gt; 
     The configuration of the processor  200  will be described with reference to  FIG. 2 . The image signals output from the endoscope body  100  are input to the processor  200  through an image input controller  202  and an image input interface  205 , and the processor  200  performs necessary image processing on the image signals by an image processing unit  204  and outputs the resultant signals through a video output unit  206 . Accordingly, an observation image (in-vivo image) is displayed on the monitor  400  (display device). These kinds of processing are performed under the control of a central processing unit (CPU)  210 . That is, the CPU  210  has functions as an image-for-medical-use acquisition unit, a display control unit, a first detection unit, a second detection unit, a first detection information assigning unit, a second detection information assigning unit, a region-of-interest determination unit, and a feature designation unit. The storage unit  207  stores an image of a subject (image for medical use, captured image) and detection information (first detection information and second detection information) to be described below. A voice processing unit  209  outputs warning messages (voice) or the like at the time of setting display conditions, from a speaker  209 A by the control of the CPU  210  and the image processing unit  204 . 
     Furthermore, a read only memory (ROM)  211  is a non-volatile storage element (non-temporary recording medium), and computer-readable codes of a program causing the CPU  210  and/or the image processing unit  204  to execute a diagnosis support method according to an embodiment of the invention, are stored in the ROM  211 . A random access memory (RAM)  212  is a storage element for temporary storage at the time of various kinds of processing, and can also be used as a buffer at the time of acquisition of an image. 
     &lt;Functions of Image Processing Unit&gt; 
       FIG. 4  is a diagram showing the functional configuration of the image processing unit  204  (medical image acquisition unit, medical image analysis processing unit, medical image analysis result acquisition unit). The image processing unit  204  has an image-for-medical-use acquisition unit  204 A, a display control unit  204 B, a first detection unit  204 C, a second detection unit  204 D, a first detection information assigning unit  204 E, a second detection information assigning unit  204 F, a feature designation unit  204 G, and a storage control unit  204 H. The first detection unit  204 C and the second detection unit  204 D also operate as the medical image analysis processing unit. 
     The image processing unit  204  may comprise a special light image acquisition unit that acquires a special light image including information about the specific wavelength range on the basis of a normal light image obtained from the application of light in a white-light wavelength range or light in a plurality of wavelength ranges as the light in a white-light wavelength range. In this case, a signal in the specific wavelength range can be obtained from an arithmetic operation based on color information about RGB (R: red, G: green, and B: blue) or CMY (C: cyan, M: magenta, and Y: yellow) included in the normal light image. 
     Further, the image processing unit  204  may comprise a feature-quantity-image generation unit generating a feature quantity image from an arithmetic operation based on at least one of a normal light image that is obtained from the application of light in a white-light wavelength range or light in a plurality of wavelength ranges as the light in a white-light wavelength range or a special light image that is obtained from the application of light in a specific wavelength range, and may acquire and display a feature quantity image as an image for medical use (medical image). 
     The processing to be fulfilled by these functions of the image processing unit  204  will be described in detail below. The processing to be fulfilled by these functions is performed under the control of the CPU  210 . 
     The functions of the above-described image processing unit  204  can be fulfilled using various processors. The various processors include a central processing unit (CPU) that is a general-purpose processor fulfilling various functions by executing software (program), for example. 
     Further, the above-described various processors also include a programmable logic device (PLD) that is a processor of which the circuit configuration can be changed after manufacture, such as a field programmable gate array (FPGA). Furthermore, the above-described various processors also include dedicated electrical circuitry, which is a processor having a circuit configuration designed exclusively to execute specific processing, such as an application specific integrated circuit (ASIC). 
     The functions of each unit may be fulfilled by one processor, or may be fulfilled by a plurality of processors in combination. Further, a plurality of functions may be fulfilled by one processor. As an example where a plurality of functions are formed by one processor, first, there is an aspect where one processor is formed of a combination of one or more CPUs and software as typified by a computer, such as a client or a server, and this processor fulfils a plurality of functions. Second, there is an aspect where a processor fulfilling the functions of the entire system by one integrated circuit (IC) chip as typified by System On Chip (SoC) or the like is used. In this way, various functions are formed using one or more of the above-described various processors as hardware structures. 
     Furthermore, the hardware structures of these various processors are more specifically electrical circuitry where circuit elements, such as semiconductor elements, are combined. 
     In a case where the above-described processor (or electrical circuitry) is to execute software (program), computer-readable codes of the software to be executed (including the program for causing the diagnosis support method according to an embodiment of the invention to be executed) are stored in a non-temporary recording medium, such as the ROM  211  (refer to  FIG. 2 ), and the processor refers to the software. In a case where processing is to be performed using software, for example, the RAM  212  (refer to  FIG. 2 ) is used as a temporary storage region and the processor or electrical circuitry can also refer to data stored in, for example, an electronically erasable and programmable read only memory (EEPROM). In  FIG. 4 , illustration of devices such as the EEPROM and the like is omitted. 
     &lt;Configuration of Operation Unit&gt; 
     The processor  200  comprises the operation unit  208 . The operation unit  208  comprises an operation mode setting switch (not shown) and the like, and can operate the application of visible light and/or infrared light. Further, the operation unit  208  includes a keyboard and a mouse (which are not shown), and a user can perform a setting operation for the imaging conditions and the display conditions via the devices (which will be described below). Setting of the operation mode may be performed by assigning an operation mode setting function to the function button BT 3  (refer to  FIG. 1 ) of the hand operation part  102  as described above. 
     &lt;Configuration of Storage Unit&gt; 
     The storage unit  207  (recording device) is formed by a non-temporary recording medium such as a compact disk (CD), a digital versatile disk (DVD), a hard disk, and various semiconductor memories, and stores information and images shown in  FIG. 5  in association with each other. As shown in  FIG. 5 , the storage unit  207  stores a captured image  207 A, first detection information  207 B, second detection information  207 C, a designated image  207 D, and association information  207 E. The captured image  207 A, the designated image  207 D, and the first detection information  207 B and/or the second detection information  207 C are recorded to correspond to each other by the association information  207 E as shown in  FIG. 6 , for example. In  FIG. 6 , “i 101 ” and the like are identification information of images. The captured image  207 A, the designated image  207 D, the first detection information  207 B, and the second detection information  207 C are displayed on the monitor  400  by an operation, which is performed through the operation unit  208 , and the control of the CPU  210  and/or the image processing unit  204 . 
     The storage unit  207  (recording device) may store analysis results regarding any one or both of a notable region (region of interest) as a region to be notable included in the image for medical use (medical image) and the presence or absence of the object to be notable. In this case, the image processing unit  204  (medical image analysis processing unit, medical image analysis result acquisition unit) can display the analysis results on the monitor  400  by acquiring the analysis results from the storage unit  207 . 
     &lt;Configuration of Display Device&gt; 
     The monitor  400  (display device) displays the captured image (image for medical use), the imaging condition setting screen, the display condition setting screen, the first detection information, the second detection information, and the like by the operation, which is performed through the operation unit  208 , and the control of the CPU  210  and/or the image processing unit  204  (refer to  FIGS. 9 to 11 ). Further, the monitor  400  includes a touch panel (not shown) that is used to perform an operation for setting an imaging condition and/or an operation for setting a display condition. 
     &lt;Processing of Diagnosis Support Method&gt; 
     A diagnosis support method for an object to be examined, using the endoscope system  10  will be described.  FIGS. 7 and 8  are flowcharts showing the processing of the diagnosis support method according to the first embodiment. 
     &lt;Setting of Imaging Condition&gt; 
     In the flowcharts of  FIGS. 7 and 8 , setting of the imaging condition and the display condition is performed on the basis of the user&#39;s instruction prior to the imaging (steps S 100  and S 102 ). However, the setting may be performed during the imaging or after the imaging.  FIG. 9  is a diagram showing an example of the imaging condition setting screen. In  FIG. 9 , regarding each item of the imaging conditions, a condition name (regions C 01  to C 06 ), the contents of the setting condition (regions V 01  to V 06 ), and a pull-down button (buttons A 01  to A 06 ) are shown. A button B 01  is a button for confirming the display conditions, a button B 02  is a button for cancelling the condition change, a button B 03  is a button for returning the conditions to initial setting, and the buttons B 01  to B 03  are provided in a lower portion of the screen. The screen in  FIG. 9  is displayed on the monitor  400 , and the display condition can be set by the user&#39;s operation via the touch panel of the monitor  400  and/or the keyboard and/or mouse of the operation unit  208 . 
     The regions C 01  and V 01  indicate “whether to detect a region of interest from the acquired image”, and ON (detecting) or OFF (not detecting) can be designated through the button A 01 . In a case where ON is selected, a region of interest (lesion region, lesion candidate region, and the like; referred to as a notable region) is detected by the image processing unit  204  (second detection unit  204 D). The regions C 02  and V 02  indicate “whether to automatically perform imaging in a case where a region of interest is detected”, and ON (automatically imaging) or OFF (not automatically imaging) can be designated by an operation through the button A 02 . In a case where ON is selected, the image-for-medical-use acquisition unit  204 A (image-for-medical-use acquisition unit) controls the imaging optical system  130  to perform imaging according to the detection of the region of interest. The regions C 03  and V 03  indicate “whether to detect equipment from the acquired image”, and ON (detecting) or OFF (not detecting) can be selected by an operation through the button A 03 . The “equipment” includes a treatment tool (for example, forceps, needle, clip, tube, and the like) for performing biopsies, excision, and the like on an object to be examined, and can be inserted into the object to be examined through the forceps port  126 . The regions C 04  and V 04  indicate “whether to automatically perform imaging in a case where equipment is detected”, and ON (automatically imaging) or OFF (not automatically imaging) can be selected by a selection operation through the button A 04 . In a case where ON is selected, the image-for-medical-use acquisition unit  204 A controls the imaging optical system  130  to perform imaging according to the detection of the equipment by the first detection unit  204 C (first detection unit). 
     The regions C 05  and V 05  indicate “whether to detect a medicine from the acquired image”, and ON (detecting) or OFF (not detecting) can be selected by an operation through the button A 05 . The “medicine” includes a pigment and a dye for observing the shape, unevenness, and the like of a lesion. The regions C 06  and V 06  indicate “whether to automatically perform imaging in a case where a medicine is detected”, and ON (automatically imaging) or OFF (not automatically imaging) can be selected by a selection operation through the button A 06 . In a case where ON is selected, the image-for-medical-use acquisition unit  204 A controls the imaging optical system  130  to perform imaging according to the detection of the medicine by the first detection unit  204 C. 
     Since it is possible to perform imaging with desired conditions by setting the conditions through such a setting screen, it is possible for a user to efficiently perform diagnosis, report creation, and the like. The condition setting in  FIG. 9  is an example, and addition or deletion of a condition, or a change of the contents of a condition may be performed. 
     &lt;Setting of Display Condition&gt; 
       FIG. 10  is a diagram showing an example of a list display condition setting screen. Regions C 07  and V 07  indicate a display form of the detected medicine, and character display, symbol display or the like of the name can be designated by a selection operation through a button A 07 . Regions C 08  and V 08  indicate a display form of the detected equipment, and name display, procedure name display, or the like can be designated by a selection operation through a button A 08 . Regions C 09  and V 09  indicate a distinguishable display form of the image from which the region of interest is detected, and frame (figure) addition, character and/or numerical number addition, color addition, or the like can be designated by a selection operation through a button A 09 . Regions C 10  and V 10  indicate “whether to display only the image from which the region of interest is detected”, and ON or OFF can be designated by a selection operation through a button A 10 . Regions C 11  and V 11  indicate “whether to display the image for each type of the medicine”, and ON or OFF can be designated by a selection operation through a button A 11 . Regions C 12  and V 12  indicate “whether to display only the image for a specific type of the medicine”, and ON or OFF can be designated by a selection operation through a button A 12 . 
     Since it is possible to display the image with desired conditions by setting the conditions through such a setting screen, it is possible for a user to efficiently perform diagnosis, report creation, and the like. 
     In a case where setting of the imaging condition and the display condition in steps S 100  and S 102  is ended and the insertion part  104  of the endoscope body  100  is inserted into an object to be examined, acquisition of live view images by the imaging optical system  130  and the image processing unit  204  (image-for-medical-use acquisition unit  204 A) and displaying the live view images on the monitor  400  are started (step S 104 ). In this manner, a user can observe an aspect inside an object to be examined. In a case where the user performs an insertion operation and a bending operation of the insertion part  104  to direct the hard distal end portion  116  toward a desired direction, and operates the imaging button BT 4 , the image-for-medical-use acquisition unit  204 A receives an imaging instruction operation. In this manner, the determination (presence or absence of imaging instruction) in step S 106  is affirmative and the processing proceeds to step S 108  (image-for-medical-use acquisition step), and an image for medical use (static image; medical image, endoscopic image) is acquired by the imaging optical system  130  (image-for-medical-use capturing unit, imaging device, medical image acquisition unit) and the image-for-medical-use acquisition unit  204 A (imaging control unit, medical image acquisition unit). Further, even in a case where there is no operation of the imaging button BT 4 , in a case where automatic imaging (refer to  FIG. 9 ) according to the detection of the region of interest, the detection of the medicine, and the like is ON, when the setting conditions are satisfied, an imaging instruction is issued by the image-for-medical-use acquisition unit  204 A (YES in step S 106 ) and the image for medical use is captured (step S 108 ). The image captured in step S 108  may be a static image or a video, and in the following description, it is assumed that a static image is captured. 
     In a case where the image for medical use is acquired in step S 108 , the acquired image for medical use is stored in the storage unit  207 . The image-for-medical-use acquisition unit  204 A continues to acquire and store an image for medical use until the end of imaging (YES in step S 110 ), and thus acquires a plurality of images for medical use. In case of the end of imaging, the image-for-medical-use acquisition unit  204 A ends the acquisition and the display of the live view image. 
     &lt;Detection of Medicine and/or Equipment&gt; 
     In a case where a plurality of images for medical use are acquired by the processing until step S 110 , the image processing unit  204  (first detection unit  204 C) detects a medicine and/or equipment from the plurality of acquired images for medical use by image recognition (step S 112 : first detection step). Further, the second detection unit  204 D (second detection unit) detects a region of interest from the plurality of acquired images for medical use by image recognition (step S 114 : second detection step). Either step S 112  or step S 114  may be performed first. 
     &lt;Detection Method of Medicine&gt; 
     The detection of the medicine (including pigments and dyes) in step S 112  can be performed on the basis of a color feature quantity by using the above-described method disclosed in JP2016-062488A, for example. Specifically, the image processing unit  204  (first detection unit  204 C) excludes dark pixels and halation pixels on the basis of pixel values of red (R), green (G), and blue (B) in each pixel of the image for medical use, calculates the color feature quantity (G/R, B/G) for each of the pixels which are not excluded, and calculates an average value of the color feature quantities for each small block obtained by dividing the image for medical use. The average value for R/G is set as μGR, the average value for B/G is set as μBG, and in a case where μGR and μBG are plotted, the plotting results show different distributions depending on the individual medicines (pigments, dyes, or the like). Accordingly, it is possible to discriminate the medicine used in the acquired image for medical use by comparing the plotting result (positions in feature space) of the medicine as a detection target with the distributions for the individual medicines. The contents of the procedure or the treatment performed using the type of the medicine and the detection result (for example, type and name of the medicine) are associated with each other in advance, and may be included in the detection information (first detection information) to be assigned to the image. 
     The detection of the medicine may be performed by using the results of machine learning (deep learning or the like) (refer to the description described below for the detection of the region of interest). 
     &lt;Detection Method of Equipment&gt; 
     The detection of equipment in step S 112  can be performed by using the above-described method disclosed in JP2016-062488A. Specifically, the endoscopic image at the time of inserting each treatment tool into a forceps channel (pipe line (not shown) communicating with the forceps port  126 ) is set as a template image and the first detection unit  204 C collates the template image with the endoscopic image at the time of inspection to detect which treatment tool is used. As the template image, a plurality of images with different forceps channel directions, protrusion lengths, and open/close states are prepared for each treatment tool. For an asymmetric treatment tool of which the shape is changed on the image by rotation, a plurality of images with different rotation angles are prepared. 
     In order to detect a treatment tool from the endoscopic image, the first detection unit  204 C detects an edge from the endoscopic image. As the image for the edge detection, an R image (image generated from a pixel signal of a red pixel) or a G image (image generated from a pixel signal of a green pixel) is used. In a case where the treatment tool sheath is red, the G image is preferably used. A line shape is detected from the edge image by using the template matching, the Hough transform, or the like, and a degree of coincidence is calculated by collating the detected line shape with the template image. The treatment tool of the template image having the highest degree of coincidence is set as the detection result. The contents of the procedure or the treatment performed using the equipment and the detection result (for example, type and name of the equipment) are associated with each other in advance, and may be included in the detection information (first detection information) to be assigned to the image. 
     Similarly to the detection of the medicine, the detection of the equipment may be performed by using the results of machine learning (deep learning or the like) (refer to the description described below for the detection of the region of interest). 
     &lt;Detection Method of Region of Interest&gt; 
     The detection of the region of interest in step S 114  can be performed by providing, for example, a known computer aided diagnosis (CAD) system to the second detection unit  204 D. Specifically, it is possible to extract the region of interest (notable region which is a region to be notable) and the presence or absence of a target (target to be notable) in the region of interest on the basis of, for example, a feature quantity of pixels of the image for medical use. In this case, the second detection unit  204 D divides a detection target image into a plurality of rectangular regions, and sets each divided rectangular region as the local region. The second detection unit  204 D calculates the feature quantity (for example, hue) of pixels in the local region, for each of the local regions of the detection target image; and determines the local region having specific hue among the local regions, as the region of interest. 
     The detection of the region of interest may be performed by using the results of machine learning (deep learning or the like). For example, whenever a new image is stored in the storage unit  207  (or whenever a new image is captured), the second detection unit  204 D analyzes whether the region of interest is included in the image by performing image analysis processing using deep learning on the basis of a deep learning algorithm. The deep learning algorithm is an algorithm for recognizing whether the region of interest is included in the image through a known convolutional neural network method, that is, through repetition of a convolutional layer and a pooling layer, a fully connected layer, and an output layer. “Whether to perform such machine learning” and/or “whether to use the learning results” may be set through a condition setting screen as shown in  FIG. 9 . 
     In step S 114 , the type, number, shape, size, and the like of the region of interest can be the detection target. Further, the detection of the medicine and/or equipment and the detection of the region of interest are performed after the end of capturing all the images (YES in step S 110 ) in  FIG. 7 , but the detection of the medicine and/or equipment and the detection of the region of interest may be performed whenever an image is captured (between step S 108  and step S 110 ). 
     &lt;Assigning Detection Information&gt; 
     In a case where the medicine and/or equipment and the region of interest are detected in steps S 112  and  114 , the image processing unit  204  (first detection information assigning unit  204 E and second detection information assigning unit  204 F) assigns the first detection information and the second detection information to the captured image on the basis of the detection result (step S 116 : first detection information assigning step, and second detection information assigning step). Assigning the detection information will be described with reference to  FIG. 11 . 
     The first detection information assigning unit  204 E (first detection information assigning unit) determines whether the first detection unit  204 C has detected the medicine and/or equipment (step S 116 - 1 ). In a case where the medicine and/or equipment is detected (YES in step S 116 - 1 ), the first detection information assigning unit  204 E assigns the first detection information (first detection information  207 B) indicating the medicine and/or equipment, to the image (image for medical use) from which the medicine and/or equipment is detected (step S 116 - 2 ), and the processing proceeds to step S 116 - 3 . In a case where the medicine and/or equipment is not detected (NO in step S 116 - 1 ), the processing proceeds to step S 116 - 3  without the first detection information assigning unit  204 E assigning the first detection information. 
     In step S 116 - 3 , the second detection information assigning unit  204 F (second detection information assigning unit) determines whether the second detection unit  204 D has detected the region of interest. In a case where the region of interest is detected (YES in step S 116 - 3 ), the second detection information assigning unit  204 F assigns the second detection information (second detection information  207 C) indicating the region of interest, to the image (image for medical use) from which the region of interest is detected (step S 116 - 4 ), and the processing proceeds to step S 116 - 5 . In a case where the region of interest is not detected (NO in step S 116 - 3 ), the processing proceeds to step S 116 - 5  without the second detection information assigning unit  204 F assigning the second detection information. In step S 116 - 5 , it is determined whether the first detection information assigning unit  204 E and the second detection information assigning unit  204 F have ended the processing for all of the images, and in a case where the processing is ended (YES in step S 116 - 5 ), the processing returns to the flowcharts in  FIGS. 7 and 8  (step S 118  in  FIG. 8 ). In a case where the processing is not ended (NO in step S 116 - 5 ), the processing returns to step S 116 - 1 . 
     In steps described above, the first detection information assigning unit  204 E can assign, as the first detection information, the type and name of the medicine and/or equipment and the contents of the procedure performed using the detected medicine and/or equipment. Further, the second detection information assigning unit  204 F can assign, as the second detection information, the type (lesion, lesion candidate, or the like), size, and shape of the region of interest, for example. 
     &lt;List Display of Image for Medical Use&gt; 
     In a case where the processing for the first detection information and the second detection information is ended, the display control unit  204 B (display control unit) displays the captured images (plurality of images for medical use) in a list on the monitor  400  (step S 118 : display control step). The setting of the list display can be set through the display condition setting screen shown in  FIG. 10 , similarly to the setting of the imaging conditions described using  FIG. 9 . The user performs a display condition setting operation using the operation unit  208 , and the display control unit  204 B sets the display conditions on the basis of the operation. The setting of the display conditions may be performed before the imaging, during the imaging, or after the imaging. The items and contents shown in  FIG. 10  are examples of the display conditions, and other items and contents may be adopted. 
     &lt;Aspect 1 of Display Form of List&gt; 
       FIGS. 12A and 12B  are diagrams showing Aspect 1 of the list display. In Aspect 1, the images are displayed in a list on the monitor  400  (display device) with the first detection information and the second detection information assigned in step S 116  being assigned using characters and/or symbols. Specifically, in an example shown in  FIG. 12A , the first detection information (name of medicine, contents of procedure) is assigned to the image as character information, and in an example shown in  FIG. 12B , the first detection information is assigned to the same image as in  FIG. 12A , as symbols. These characters and symbols may be given different numerals or colors depending on the contents. Such image display control is performed by the display control unit  204 B. 
     In  FIGS. 12A and 12B , the image with a double-lined frame border (example of second detection information graphically displayed) indicates an image from which the region of interest (region of interest ROI) is detected. In  FIGS. 12A and 12B , the upper right image is an image with no frame border because the region of interest is not detected, and the lower right image is an image from which the region of interest ROI and the forceps FR are detected. It is possible to present useful information (the displayed image is an image that is highly necessary to be checked) to a user by displaying the image from which the region of interest is detected in a distinguishable manner, and it is possible for a user to efficiently perform diagnosis, report creation, and the like. A button B 04  is a button for causing images which are captured before the displayed images to be displayed, and a button B 05  is a button for causing images which are captured after the displayed images to be displayed. 
     &lt;Aspect 2 of Display Form of List&gt; 
     In Aspect 2, the display control unit  204 B displays the images (plurality of images for medical use) in a list in an arrangement according to the feature of the medicine and/or equipment, on the monitor  400 . For example, in case of the same image as in  FIGS. 12A and 12B , in Aspect 2, the display positions of the images are divided into regions R 1  to R 4  according to the type of the medicine and/or equipment as shown in  FIG. 13 . Further, at the time of the display, the display positions are changed according to the number of images belonging to the same type (the type to which a large number of images belongs is displayed on the upper side). 
     &lt;Aspect 3 of Display Form of List&gt; 
     In Aspect 3, the feature (type of the medicine and/or equipment, contents of the procedure, presence or absence of the region of interest, or the like) of the image to be displayed is designated on the basis of the user&#39;s operation, and the display control unit  204 B displays only the images having the designated feature in a list. Specifically, in a case where the user performs an operation for designating features through the keyboard and/or the mouse of the operation unit  208  or the touch panel of the monitor  400 , according to the operation, the feature designation unit  204 G (feature designation unit) designates the feature of the image to be displayed, and the display control unit  204 B displays the images in a list on the monitor  400  according to the designated feature.  FIGS. 14A and 14B  are examples of the display according to Aspect 3.  FIG. 14A  shows an aspect in which only the images with “no treatment” are displayed in a list, and the designated feature (“no treatment”) of the image is displayed in a region R 5  on the upper left side of the screen. Further, a button B 06  for causing the images of another type (“biopsy image”) to be displayed is displayed on the lower right side of the screen, and in a case where the user operates the button B 06  through the operation unit  208 , the “biopsy” is designated as the feature of the image, and only the biopsy images are displayed in a list as shown in  FIG. 14B . According to this, the display control unit  204 B changes the type of the images displayed in a list, in the region R 5  to the “biopsy”, and changes the display of the button B 06  to another feature (“excision” in this case). 
     &lt;Aspect 4 of Display Form of List&gt; 
     In Aspect 4, the display control unit  204 B displays only the images from which the region of interest is detected, in a list. At the time of the display, the display positions are changed according to the feature (for example, size) of the region of interest. Specifically, as shown in the example of  FIG. 15 , only the images from which the region of interest is detected are displayed in a list according to the size (in the example of  FIG. 15 , “5 mm or greater” and “3 mm to less than 5 mm”) of the region of interest. The setting of the size of the region of interest for the list display can be performed through a screen (image from which a region of interest having a checked type of size is detected is displayed; black circle indicates the checked type) shown in  FIG. 16 , for example. The size of the region of interest can be calculated on the basis of the imaging conditions (imaging magnification, number of pixels of the region of interest, and the like) by the second detection unit  204 D, but instead of or in addition to the calculation of the size by the second detection unit  204 D, scales for measuring a size or a marker may be displayed together with the image. 
     &lt;Preservation of Designated Image&gt; 
     In a case where the list display of images in step S 118  is ended, the image processing unit  204  (storage control unit  204 H) determines whether there is a designated image to be preserved (step S 120  in  FIG. 8 ). This determination can be performed in a manner that checkboxes CB are provided to images i 1  to i 6  displayed in a list as shown in the example of  FIG. 17  and the storage control unit  204 H determines whether there is a checked image at the time point at which a button B 07  is operated. A button B 08  is a cancel button. The storage control unit  204 H preserves the images of which the checkbox CB is checked (in the example of  FIG. 17 , the images i 1 , i 3 , i 4 , i 5 , and i 6 ) in the storage unit  207  as the designated images  207 D (step S 122 ). These images can be attached (associated) to a template of a diagnostic report, and thus report creation can be efficiently performed. 
     The storage control unit  204 H stores the first detection information and the second detection information assigned in step S 116  as the first detection information  207 B and the second detection information  207 C to be associated with the designated image  207 D in the storage unit  207  (step S 122 ; refer to  FIG. 5 ). In this case, the storage control unit  204 H stores information for associating the designated image  207 D with the first detection information  207 B and the second detection information  207 C, as the association information  207 E (refer to  FIGS. 5 and 6 ) in the storage unit  207 . 
     In a case where the designated image is preserved, the CPU  210  and the image processing unit  204  determine whether to end the processing (step S 124 ). In case of YES, the processing is ended, and in case of NO, the processing returns to the start of displaying the live view image in step S 104 . 
     &lt;Another Aspect of Imaging and Display&gt; 
     Another aspect of the imaging and display of the image for medical use will be described. An aspect described below can be executed according to the setting through the imaging condition setting screen ( FIG. 9 ) and the display condition setting screen ( FIG. 10 ). 
     &lt;Automatic Imaging According to Detection of Region of Interest&gt; 
     In the imaging condition setting screen in  FIG. 9 , in a case where “detection of a region of interest” (region V 01 ) and “automatic imaging at the time of detection of a region of interest” (region V 02 ) are ON, the detection of the region of interest and the automatic imaging at the time of detection are executed. Specifically, in a case where the second detection unit  204 D detects a region of interest from a frame image (frame image of a live view image or a video for recording formed of a plurality of frame images) (YES in step S 105 - 1  in  FIG. 18 ), the image for medical use is acquired by the imaging optical system  130  and the image-for-medical-use acquisition unit  204 A (step S 108 ). The display control unit  204 B displays the images which are automatically captured according to the detection of the region of interest, in a list as shown in  FIG. 15 . The detection of the region of interest (lesion candidate or the like) can be performed similarly to the detection described in step S 114 . 
     Detection of the medicine and/or equipment and automatic imaging according to the detection can be executed by the condition setting (ON in the regions V 03  to V 06 ) through the imaging condition setting screen in  FIG. 9 , similarly to the case of the above-described region of interest, and the images can be displayed. 
     According to the aspect in which automatic imaging is performed according to the detection of the region of interest and the medicine and/or equipment, it is possible for a user to easily acquire and display an image suitable for diagnosis, and thus to efficiently perform report creation. 
     &lt;Static Image Capturing in Parallel with Video Capturing&gt; 
     In the above-described aspect, a case in which the live view image is acquired and displayed (step S 104 ) and the static image is captured according to the user&#39;s instruction (steps S 106  and  108 ) in the flowcharts shown in  FIGS. 7 and 8  is described, but the image capturing is not limited to such an aspect. The static image may be captured according to the user&#39;s instruction while the video is captured. Specifically, as shown in the flowchart of  FIG. 19 , after the start of displaying the live view image in step S 104 , the image-for-medical-use acquisition unit  204 A starts the video capturing (step S 105 - 3 ) according to a video capturing instruction through the operation unit  208  and/or the imaging button BT 4  (YES in step S 105 - 2 ). Further, the image-for-medical-use acquisition unit  204 A captures a static image (step S 105 - 5 ) according to the static image capturing instruction through the operation unit  208  and/or the imaging button BT 4  (YES in step S 105 - 4 ), and the processing of steps S 105 - 4  and S 105 - 5  is repeated until the capturing of the static image and the video is ended (YES in step S 105 - 6 ). In a case where the capturing of the static image and the video is ended (YES in step S 105 - 6 ), the processing proceeds to step S 112  in  FIG. 7 . According to such an aspect, it is possible to capture a static image in a particularly notable situation while capturing the video for continuous observation. 
     As described above, according to the first embodiment, it is possible to present useful information (detection information) to a user, and it is possible for a user to efficiently perform diagnosis, report creation, and the like. 
     Second Embodiment 
     In the first embodiment, the first detection information and the second detection information are assigned to the image from which the medicine and/or equipment and the region of interest are actually detected (refer to  FIG. 11 ), but in the second embodiment, in a case where a condition is satisfied, the first detection information is assigned to the image from which the medicine and/or equipment is not actually detected. Assigning the detection information in the second embodiment will be described below. The configuration of the endoscope system in the second embodiment is different from the first embodiment in that the image processing unit  204  includes a region-of-interest determination unit  204 I (region-of-interest determination unit; refer to  FIG. 20 ). However, since other constituents are the same as those in the first embodiment, the same reference numerals are given to the same constituents and the description thereof is omitted. 
     &lt;Assigning Detection Information Based on Comparison with Other Images Displayed in List (Aspect 1)&gt; 
     In a case where the first detection information is assigned only to the image in which the medicine and/or equipment is actually shown, the detection information cannot be assigned to the image in which the medicine and/or equipment is not shown due to the capturing of the image before the treatment or before the application of the medicine with respect to the lesion area (region of interest). However, even in case of such an image in which the medicine and/or equipment is not shown, it is preferable that the fact that “the image is associated with the treatment for the region of interest” can be grasped. In Aspect 1, the determination on “whether the same region of interest as that included in the image from which the medicine and/or equipment is detected is shown” in the plurality of images displayed in a list is performed, and in case of the image in which the same region of interest is shown, even if the medicine and/or equipment is not detected, the first detection information is assigned. The list display of the images is performed on the basis of the first detection information assigned in this manner. According to Aspect 1, even in case of the image in which the medicine and/or equipment is not shown, it is possible for a user to grasp that “the image is associated with the treatment for the region of interest”. 
       FIG. 21  is a flowchart showing the details of assigning detection information (corresponding to step S 116  of  FIG. 7 ) in the second embodiment (Aspect 1). The first detection information assigning unit  204 E determines whether the first detection unit  204 C has detected the medicine and/or equipment from a target image (each image constituting a plurality of images for medical use displayed in a list; determination target for assigning detection information) (step S 116 - 6 ). The determination can be performed on the basis of the results of step S 112 . In a case where the medicine and/or equipment is detected (YES in step S 116 - 6 ), the processing proceeds to step S 116 - 7 , and the second detection information assigning unit  204 F determines whether the second detection unit  204 D has detected the region of interest from a target image. The determination can be performed on the basis of the results of step S 114 . In a case where the region of interest is detected (YES in step S 116 - 7 ), the first detection information assigning unit  204 E assigns the first detection information (first detection information  207 B) indicating the medicine and/or equipment, to the target image (step S 116 - 8 ). 
     Further, in step S 116 - 8 , the second detection information assigning unit  204 F assigns the second detection information (second detection information  207 C) indicating the region of interest to the target image. In a case where the medicine and/or equipment is detected but the region of interest is not detected from the target image (NO in step S 116 - 7 ), only the first detection information is assigned by the first detection information assigning unit  204 E (step S 116 - 9 ). In steps described above, the first detection information assigning unit  204 E can assign, as the first detection information, the type and name of the medicine and/or equipment and the contents of the procedure performed using the detected medicine and/or equipment. Further, the second detection information assigning unit  204 F can assign, as the second detection information, the type (lesion, lesion candidate, or the like), size, and shape of the region of interest, for example. 
     Meanwhile, even in a case where the medicine and/or equipment is not detected from the target image (NO in step S 116 - 6 ), the second detection information assigning unit  204 F determines whether the second detection unit  204 D has detected the region of interest (step S 116 - 10 ). The determination can be performed on the basis of the results of step S 114 . In a case where the region of interest is detected (YES in step S 116 - 10 ), that is, in a case where the medicine and/or equipment is not detected but the region of interest is detected from the target image, the processing proceeds to step S 116 - 11 . In step S 116 - 11 , it is determined “whether the same region of interest as that included in the target image is included in another image (comparison image), from which the medicine and/or equipment is detected, among the plurality of images for medical use displayed in a list”. The determination on the sameness of the region of interest in step S 116 - 11  can be performed by the region-of-interest determination unit  204 I on the basis of, for example, the similarity degree of the image, the feature quantity of the image, information of imaging time of each image, the motion vector between images, and combinations of these determination criteria. Whether the medicine and/or equipment is detected from the comparison image can be determined on the basis of the results of step S 112 . 
     In a case where the same region of interest is included in another image (comparison image) (YES in step S 116 - 11 ), the second detection information assigning unit  204 F assigns the second detection information to the target image, and further, the first detection information assigning unit  204 E assigns the first detection information to the target image (step S 116 - 12 ). The first detection information to be assigned to the target image may be exactly the same as the comparison image, or may be changed to be distinguished that the information is assigned in consideration of the sameness of the region of interest. For example, the detection information such as “biopsy equipment: deemed to be detected” can be assigned. The aspect of assigning detection information in steps S 116 - 11  and S 116 - 12  is shown in  FIG. 22 . In the example shown in  FIG. 22 , the biopsy equipment is detected from an image i 7  (comparison image), and the biopsy equipment is not detected from an image i 8  (target image), but the region of interest included in the image i 8  is the same as the region of interest included in the image i 7 , and thus the detection information (first detection information) of “biopsy equipment: detected” is assigned to the image i 8 . Similarly, even in a case where a medicine is detected from the comparison image, the first detection information assigning unit  204 E assigns the first detection information (for example, “crystal violet: detected”, “crystal violet: deemed to be detected”) to the target image. 
     In a case where the processing for one image is ended, it is determined whether the first detection information assigning unit  204 E and the second detection information assigning unit  204 F have ended the processing for all of the images (all of the plurality of images displayed in a list) in step S 116 - 15 , and in a case where the processing is ended (YES in step S 116 - 15 ), the processing returns to the flowchart in  FIG. 8  (step S 118 ). In a case where the processing is not ended (NO in step S 116 - 15 ), the processing returns to step S 116 - 6 ). 
     In this manner, in the second embodiment (Aspect 1), the first detection information is assigned to “the image (target image) in which the medicine and/or equipment is not actually shown but the same region of interest as that in the image (comparison image) from which the medicine and/or equipment is detected is included”. The list display of the images is performed in an aspect according to the first detection information and the second detection information as described above for the first embodiment. According to the second embodiment (Aspect 1), it is possible to present useful information (even in case of the image in which the medicine and/or equipment is not shown, “the image is associated with the treatment for the region of interest”) to a user. 
     In a case where the same region of interest is not included in another image (NO in step S 116 - 11 ), only the second detection information indicating the region of interest is assigned to the image by the second detection information assigning unit  204 F (step S 116 - 13 ). Further, in case of NO in step S 116 - 10 , that is, in a case where neither the medicine and/or equipment nor the region of interest is detected, neither the first detection information nor the second detection information is assigned (step S 116 - 14 ). 
     &lt;Assigning Detection Information Based on Comparison with Frame Image of Video (Aspect 2)&gt; 
     In Aspect 1 described above, the detection information is assigned on the basis of the results of comparing one image with another image among a plurality of images displayed in a list. However, in Aspect 2, detection information is assigned by comparing each image (target image) included in the plurality of images for medical use displayed in a list with the image (comparison image) which is a plurality of frame images constituting a video and from which the medicine and/or equipment is detected. 
     In a case where the first detection information and the second detection information are assigned to the captured image, the user may not capture a scene of using the medicine and/or equipment (the image in which the medicine and/or equipment is shown may not be included in a plurality of images displayed in a list). In this case, it is difficult to determine that the target image is an image relating to the medicine and/or equipment, only by comparing the captured images, and the detection information may not be properly assigned in some cases. Therefore, in Aspect 2, detection of medicine and/or equipment is performed for a plurality of frame images constituting a video acquired during the inspection, and it is determined whether the same region of interest is shown between the target image and the frame image (comparison image) from which the medicine and/or equipment is detected. In a case where the same region of interest is shown, detection information is assigned to the target image. By processing in this manner, even in a case where the image in which the medicine and/or equipment is shown is not included in the images displayed in a list, the first detection information indicating the medicine and/or equipment can be assigned. 
     The processing of Aspect 2 is the same as that of Aspect 1. In Aspect 2, instead of “another image” in step S 116 - 11  of  FIG. 21 , an image which is included in the plurality of frame images constituting the video and from which the medicine and/or equipment is detected becomes the comparison image. The capturing of the static image in parallel with the capturing of the video can be performed according to the above-described aspect described for  FIG. 19 , for example. The processing for comparison between the target image and the comparison image in Aspect 2 is shown in  FIG. 23  (step S 116 - 11   a ). Whether the medicine and/or equipment and the region of interest are detected can be determined on the basis of the results of steps S 112  and S 114 . In case of YES in step S 116 - 11   a , in addition to the second detection information, the first detection information is assigned by the first detection information assigning unit  204 E in step S 116 - 12 . The first detection information assigned to the target image in step S 116 - 12  may be exactly the same as the comparison image, or may be changed to be distinguished that the information is assigned in consideration of the sameness of the region of interest. For example, the detection information such as “biopsy equipment: deemed to be detected” can be assigned. 
     In this manner, in the second embodiment (Aspect 2), the first detection information is assigned to “the image (target image) in which the medicine and/or equipment is not actually shown but the same region of interest as that in the image (comparison image) from which the medicine and/or equipment is detected is included”. The list display of the images is performed in an aspect according to the first detection information and the second detection information, similarly to Aspect 1. According to Aspect 2, it is possible to present useful information (even in case of the image in which the medicine and/or equipment is not shown, “the image is associated with the treatment for the region of interest”) to a user. 
     As described in Aspects 1 and 2, even in the second embodiment, it is possible to present useful information (detection information) to a user, and it is possible for a user to efficiently perform diagnosis, report creation, and the like. Similarly to the above description for the first embodiment, the detection of the region of interest and the determination on “whether the same region of interest is shown” may be performed using the results of machine learning (deep learning or the like). 
     (Additional Remarks) 
     Configurations to be described below are also included in the scope of the invention in addition to the above-described aspects of the embodiments. 
     (Additional Remark 1) 
     A medical image processing device comprising: a medical image analysis processing unit that detects a notable region, which is a region to be notable, on the basis of a feature quantity of pixels of a medical image; and a medical image analysis result acquisition unit that acquires an analysis result of the medical image analysis processing unit. 
     (Additional Remark 2) 
     The medical image processing device comprising: a medical image analysis processing unit that detects presence or absence of an object to be notable, on the basis of the feature quantity of pixels of a medical image; and a medical image analysis result acquisition unit that acquires an analysis result of the medical image analysis processing unit. 
     (Additional Remark 3) 
     The medical image processing device, wherein the medical image analysis result acquisition unit acquires the analysis result of the medical image from a recording device, and the analysis result includes any one or both of the notable region that is the region to be notable included in the medical image and presence or absence of the object to be notable. 
     (Additional Remark 4) 
     The medical image processing device, wherein the medical image is a normal light image that is obtained from the application of light in a white-light wavelength range or light in a plurality of wavelength ranges as the light in a white-light wavelength range. 
     (Additional Remark 5) 
     The medical image processing device, wherein the medical image is an image that is obtained from the application of light in a specific wavelength range, and the specific wavelength range is a range narrower than the white-light wavelength range. 
     (Additional Remark 6) 
     The medical image processing device, wherein the specific wavelength range is a blue-light wavelength range or a green-light wavelength range of a visible-light wavelength range. 
     (Additional Remark 7) 
     The medical image processing device, wherein the specific wavelength range includes a wavelength range of 390 nm to 450 nm or 530 nm to 550 nm, and light in the specific wavelength range has a peak wavelength in a wavelength range of 390 nm to 450 nm or 530 nm to 550 nm. 
     (Additional Remark 8) 
     The medical image processing device, wherein the specific wavelength range is a red-light wavelength range of a visible-light wavelength range. 
     (Additional Remark 9) 
     The medical image processing device, wherein the specific wavelength range includes a wavelength range of 585 nm to 615 nm or 610 nm to 730 nm, and light in the specific wavelength range has a peak wavelength in a wavelength range of 585 nm to 615 nm or 610 nm to 730 nm. 
     (Additional Remark 10) 
     The medical image processing device, wherein the specific wavelength range includes a wavelength range where a light absorption coefficient in oxyhemoglobin is different from that in reduced hemoglobin, and light in the specific wavelength range has a peak wavelength in a wavelength range where a light absorption coefficient in oxyhemoglobin is different from that in reduced hemoglobin. 
     (Additional Remark 11) 
     The medical image processing device, wherein the specific wavelength range includes a wavelength range of 400±10 nm, 440±10 nm, 470±10 nm, or 600 nm to 750 nm, and light in the specific wavelength range has a peak wavelength in a wavelength range of 400±10 nm, 440±10 nm, 470±10 nm, or 600 nm to 750 nm. 
     (Additional Remark 12) 
     The medical image processing device, wherein the medical image is an in-vivo image of the inside of a living body, and the in-vivo image has information of fluorescence emitted by fluorescent materials. 
     (Additional Remark 13) 
     The medical image processing device, wherein the fluorescence is obtained from the application of excitation light, which has a peak wavelength in a wavelength range of 390 nm to 470 nm, to the inside of the living body. 
     (Additional Remark 14) 
     The medical image processing device, wherein the medical image is an in-vivo image of the inside of a living body, and the specific wavelength range is an infrared wavelength range. 
     (Additional Remark 15) 
     The medical image processing device, wherein the specific wavelength range includes a wavelength range of 790 nm to 820 nm or 905 nm to 970 nm, and light in the specific wavelength range has a peak wavelength in a wavelength range of 790 nm to 820 nm or 905 nm to 970 nm. 
     (Additional Remark 16) 
     The medical image processing device, wherein a medical image acquisition unit comprises a special light image acquisition unit that acquires a special light image including information about the specific wavelength range on the basis of a normal light image obtained from the application of light in a white-light wavelength range or light in a plurality of wavelength ranges as the light in a white-light wavelength range, and the medical image is the special light image. 
     (Additional Remark 17) 
     The medical image processing device, wherein a signal in the specific wavelength range is obtained from an arithmetic operation based on color information about RGB or CMY included in the normal light image. 
     (Additional Remark 18) 
     The medical image processing device further comprising: a feature-quantity-image generation unit generating a feature quantity image from an arithmetic operation based on at least one of the normal light image that is obtained from the application of light in a white-light wavelength range or light in a plurality of wavelength ranges as the light in a white-light wavelength range or the special light image that is obtained from the application of light in a specific wavelength range, wherein the medical image is the feature quantity image. 
     (Additional Remark 19) 
     An endoscope apparatus comprising: the medical image processing device according to any one of Additional remarks 1 to 18; and an endoscope that acquires an image from the application of at least one of light in a white-light wavelength range or light in the specific wavelength range. 
     (Additional Remark 20) 
     A diagnosis support apparatus comprising: the medical image processing device according to any one of Additional remarks 1 to 18. 
     (Additional Remark 21) 
     A medical service support apparatus comprising: the medical image processing device according to any one of Additional remarks 1 to 18. 
     The embodiment and other aspects of the invention have been described above, but the invention is not limited to the above-described aspects and can have various modifications without departing from the scope of the invention. 
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               100 : endoscope body 
               102 : hand operation part 
               104 : insertion part 
               106 : universal cable 
               108 : light guide connector 
               112 : soft portion 
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               116 A: distal end-side end face 
               123 : illumination unit 
               123 A: illumination lens 
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               126 : forceps port 
               130 : imaging optical system 
               132 : imaging lens 
               134 : image pick-up element 
               136 : drive circuit 
               138 : AFE 
               170 : light guide 
               200 : processor 
               202 : image input controller 
               204 : image processing unit 
               204 A: image-for-medical-use acquisition unit 
               204 B: display control unit 
               204 C: first detection unit 
               204 D: second detection unit 
               204 E: first detection information assigning unit 
               204 F: second detection information assigning unit 
               204 G: feature designation unit 
               204 H: storage control unit 
               204 I: region-of-interest determination unit 
               205 : image input interface 
               206 : video output unit 
               207 : storage unit 
               207 A: captured image 
               207 B: first detection information 
               207 C: second detection information 
               207 D: designated image 
               207 E: association information 
               208 : operation unit 
               209 : voice processing unit 
               209 A: speaker 
               210 : CPU 
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               300 : light source device 
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               310 A: visible light source 
               310 B: infrared light source 
               330 : stop 
               340 : condenser lens 
               350 : light source control unit 
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