Patent ID: 6945931

Claim:
A measurement endoscope system comprising: an electronic endoscope having an imaging unit; an image processing unit for receiving an imaging signal from the imaging unit and producing a video signal; a control device including at least a control unit that has a measurement processing block which performs measurement processing on the basis of an image signal produced by the image processing unit; and a display device for receiving a video signal transmitted in response to a direction given by the control unit included in the control device, and displaying an image represented by the video signal, wherein: the measurement processing block included in the control unit has a missing-edge portion measuring means for measuring the area of a missing portion of an edge of an object matter; and the missing-edge portion measuring means comprises: a first reference line designating means for designating a first reference line that corresponds to a side surface of the object matter which the periphery of the missing edge portion used to contain; a first reference plane designating means for designating a first reference plane that corresponds to the top of the object matter which the periphery of the missing edge used to contain, and that intersects the first reference line, which is designated by the first reference line designating means, at one point; a contour designating means for determining a missing-contour border by designating any points on the border of the missing edge portion; and an arithmetic and logic means for calculating the area of a field that is formed by moving the missing-contour border, which is designated by the contour designating means, up to the first reference plane in a direction parallel to the direction of the first reference line, and that is defined with the missing-contour border, first reference line, and first reference plane.