Patent Document ID: 20130259334
Application ID: 13904647
Patent Status: 0

Claim One:
1. An image processing apparatus for processing a stained sample image obtained by imaging a stained sample, the image processing device comprising: a characteristic amount calculator for calculating a first characteristic amount for each pixel constituting the stained sample image; a component ratio calculator for calculating a component ratio of components in a target pixel, based on the first characteristic amount calculated by the characteristic amount calculator; a reference value storage portion for storing a reference value of a second characteristic amount for each of the components; a component correction coefficient calculator for calculating a component correction coefficient representing a correction coefficient for the second characteristic amount of each of the components, based on the second characteristic amount of each of the components and the reference value thereof stored in the reference value storage portion; a target pixel correction coefficient calculator for calculating a target pixel correction coefficient representing a correction coefficient for the second characteristic amount of the target pixel, based on the component ratio calculated by the component ratio calculator and the component correction coefficient calculated by the component correction coefficient calculator; and a characteristic amount corrector for correcting the second characteristic amount of the target pixel, based on the target pixel correction coefficient calculated by the target pixel correction coefficient calculator.