摘要 |
<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To surely navigate an endoscope to an objective part by a guide image corresponding to an actual branch position. <P>SOLUTION: This insertion support device 5 comprises a VBS image taking-in part 51 for taking in a VBS image stored in a VBS image storage part 24, a navigation VBS image generating part 53 for generating a navigation VBS image being a navigation animation for supporting insertion into bronchial tubes of a bronchial endoscope on the basis of input information of an input device 52, a navigation VBS image storage part 54 for storing the navigation VBS image, an image processing part 55 for performing various image processing, and a memory 57 for temporarily storing a registered frame navigation VBS image in the middle of generating the navigation VBS image. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI |