| 摘要 |
<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an endoscope apparatus, capable of obtaining a smooth diagnostic image suitable for observation with a high frame rate in screening diagnosis and capable of obtaining a high-precision diagnostic image in detailed diagnosis by switching a plurality of kinds of illumination without forcing a subject to bear the burden by a simple constitution. <P>SOLUTION: The endoscope apparatus includes: an emission wavelength switching means for switching emission wavelengths of a first illumination light including broadband light and a second illumination light including only narrowband light; an imaging means for capturing an image of a subject by the first illumination light or the second illumination light having the switched emission wavelength in each imaging frame; a biological information acquisition means for acquiring biological information relating to form and/or function of a biological body serving as the subject; and a mode switching means for switching at least two diagnosis modes corresponding to the kind of the biological information. The number of imaging frames by the imaging means, in which the emission wavelengths of the first and second illumination light to acquire the biological information are switched, is varied depending on the diagnosis mode. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2012,JPO&INPIT |
