Control apparatus, bio-optical measurement apparatus and endoscope system

摘要

A control apparatus controls a bio-optical measurement apparatus which is configured to be inserted into a subject through an endoscopic device and is configured to perform an optical measurement of a biological tissue in the subject. The endoscopic device is configured to capture, by inserting a distal end part of the endoscopic device into the subject, in-vivo images of the subject by an imaging unit provided at the distal end part. The control apparatus includes a position determining unit configured to determine a position of the distal end part in the subject, and a permission signal outputting unit configured to output a permission signal for permitting the bio-optical measurement apparatus to perform the optical measurement based on a determination result by the position determining unit.

主权项

1. A control apparatus that controls a bio-optical measurement apparatus which is configured to be inserted into a subject through an endoscopic device and is configured to perform an optical measurement of a biological tissue in the subject, the endoscopic device being configured to capture, by inserting a distal end part of the endoscopic device into the subject, in-vivo images of the subject by an imaging unit provided at the distal end part, the control apparatus, comprising:
a position determining unit (i) configured to determine a position of the distal end part in the subject and (ii) configured to determine whether or not the distal end part reaches a specified organ in the subject by using image information of a characteristic part of a boundary of an organ an set in advance in each organ, with respect to the in-vivo images; and a permission signal outputting unit (i) configured to output a permission signal for permitting the optical measurement to the bio-optical measurement apparatus based on a determination result by the position determining unit and (ii) configured to output the permission signal to the bio-optical measurement apparatus when the position determining unit determines that the distal end part reaches the specified organ.