Endoscope apparatus
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Jun 12, 2018
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An endoscope apparatus includes: a detector configured to detect a movement of an organ that moves a subject and output a detection signal; an image pickup portion configured to pick up an image of the subject and output a plurality of picked-up images; and a freeze processing portion configured to calculate a movement evaluation value evaluated according to the detection signal of the detector for at least some of the plurality of picked-up images, and determine a still image from the plurality of picked-up images based on the evaluated movement evaluation value.
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OLYMPUS CORPORATION | 2951 ISHIKAWA-MACHI HACHIOJI-SHI TOKYO 1928507 ?1928507 |
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Inventor Name | Address | # of filed Patents | Total Citations |
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Iwasaki, Tomoki | Fuchu, JP | 28 | 207 |
# of filed Patents : 28 Total Citations : 207 | |||
Yamazaki, Ryuichi | Hachioji, JP | 11 | 88 |
# of filed Patents : 11 Total Citations : 88 |
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