An ingestible device comprising a capsule, a camera, an antenna, and a propulsion component id disclosed. The camera can capture images of various in vivo environments as the ingestible device traverses the gastrointestinal tract, and these images can be wirelessly transmitted to an electronic device located outside of the living body. The images may be transmitted to the electronic device for review by an operator responsible for controlling the ingestible device.

The present disclosure relates to a medical observation system, an image processing method, and a program capable of providing image display more helpful for a surgeon. A correction processing unit performs correction processing on a wide-angle image which is a captured image of a medical treatment target, a clipping processing unit moves a clipping area for a display image clipped from the wide-angle image, and a correction control unit controls the correction processing according to a relative state of the clipping area to the wide-angle image. The present disclosure can be applied to, for example, an endoscopic surgery system.

An endoscopic image viewing support server includes an endoscopic image acquiring unit configured to acquire imaging information, a section-of-interest setting unit configured to estimate a degree of interest and classify a plurality of endoscopic images in accordance with the degree of interest, and an endoscopic image selecting unit configured to select an endoscopic image from each of sections of interest at a ratio based on the degree of interest. The section-of-interest setting unit is configured to determine an endoscopic image of interest from among the plurality of endoscopic images, and in a case where the plurality of endoscopic images are arranged in a chronological order, estimate the degree of interest for an endoscopic image in an endoscopic image group including the endoscopic image of interest by using image processing.

An imaging control device includes: a region dividing unit that divides a taken image into a plurality of regions; a luminance value calculating unit that calculates the average luminance value of each region obtained by division by the region dividing unit; a region identifying unit that identifies a region in which the average luminance value calculated by the luminance value calculating unit is equal to or greater than a predetermined threshold value; a photometric range deciding unit; and a signal processing unit.

An imaging control device includes: a region dividing unit that divides a taken image into a plurality of regions; a luminance value calculating unit that calculates the average luminance value of each region obtained by division by the region dividing unit; a region identifying unit that identifies a region in which the average luminance value calculated by the luminance value calculating unit is equal to or greater than a predetermined threshold value; a photometric range deciding unit; and a signal processing unit.

Improved fluorescent imaging and other sensor data imaging processes, including hyperspectral imaging, devices, and systems are provided to enhance endoscopes with multiple wavelength capabilities and providing sequential imaging and display. A first optical device is provided for endoscopy imaging in a white light and a fluoresced light mode with an imaging unit including one or more image sensors. A mechanism in the first optical device to automatically adjust the focus of the first optical device using one or more deformable, variable-focus lenses, wherein the automatic focus adjustment compensates for a chromatic focal difference between the light collected at distinct wavelength bands caused by the dispersive or diffractive properties of the optical materials or optical design employed in the construction of the first or second optical devices, or both. Further variable spectrum imaging is enhanced with the use of adjustable spectral filters.

Improved fluorescent imaging and other sensor data imaging processes, including hyperspectral imaging, devices, and systems are provided to enhance endoscopes with multiple wavelength capabilities and providing sequential imaging and display. A first optical device is provided for endoscopy imaging in a white light and a fluoresced light mode with an imaging unit including one or more image sensors. A mechanism in the first optical device to automatically adjust the focus of the first optical device using one or more deformable, variable-focus lenses, wherein the automatic focus adjustment compensates for a chromatic focal difference between the light collected at distinct wavelength bands caused by the dispersive or diffractive properties of the optical materials or optical design employed in the construction of the first or second optical devices, or both. Further variable spectrum imaging is enhanced with the use of adjustable spectral filters.

A medical control device includes: a driving mode switch configured to switch a driving mode of a rolling shutter type image sensor in which a plurality of pixels are two-dimensionally arrayed in units of horizontal lines; and a dimming controller configured to control a light emitting element configured to emit light according to a supplied current, and switch control of the light emitting element according to the driving mode.

An inspection analysis method includes an analysis step, a prediction step, and an output step. A processor analyzes inspection information related to an operation in an inspection and generates first operation data and second operation data indicating a content of the operation in the analysis step. The first operation data indicate a content of the operation in a first inspection. The second operation data indicate a content of the operation in a second inspection performed after the first inspection is completed. The processor compares the first operation data and the second operation data with each other and predicts a state of an inspection target in the prediction step. The processor outputs state information indicating the state to a reporting device in the output step.

An inspection analysis method includes an analysis step, a prediction step, and an output step. A processor analyzes inspection information related to an operation in an inspection and generates first operation data and second operation data indicating a content of the operation in the analysis step. The first operation data indicate a content of the operation in a first inspection. The second operation data indicate a content of the operation in a second inspection performed after the first inspection is completed. The processor compares the first operation data and the second operation data with each other and predicts a state of an inspection target in the prediction step. The processor outputs state information indicating the state to a reporting device in the output step.