| 摘要 |
The present invention provides an image processing apparatus and an image processing program with which it is possible to automatically extract a cell area of interest without increasing the number of conventional steps of pathological diagnosis. This image processing apparatus 2A is characterized in being provided with: an input means for inputting a fluorescent image in which fluorescent bright spots represent the expression of a specific biological substance in a sample in which the biological substance appearing in a first structure of a cell is dyed using a fluorescent substance, and a morphological image in which the morphology of a second structure of the cell in the sample is represented, the morphological image including the same range as the fluorescent image; a feature value extraction means for extracting the feature value of the second structure from the morphological image; a bright-spot extraction means for extracting the fluorescent bright spots from the fluorescent image; and an area-of-interest determination means for determining an area of interest on the basis of the feature value of the second structure and the distribution of the fluorescent bright spots. |
