Abstract: Provided is an medical information processing apparatus including processing circuitry that, based on surgical situation information concerning surgical characteristics at a time of observing an interior of a living body, selects at least one of a plurality of biological images each having a different wavelength range or at least one of secondary images generated from the plurality of biological images each having a different wavelength range, as a recommended image.

Abstract: [Object] To propose a control apparatus, a control system and a control method which are capable of appropriately determining an irradiation period in a scene in which light is radiated at the same time as imaging. [Solution] A control apparatus including: a light source control unit configured to determine a period in accordance with a period between an exposure start timing of a first line in an image pickup element and an exposure end timing of a second line in the image pickup element as an irradiation period during which a light source unit is caused to radiate light. The second line is a line in which start of exposure in one frame is earlier than in the first line.

Abstract: [Object] It is desired that a technology that can reduce image quality degradation of an image captured by a variable-field-of-view endoscopic device is provided. [Solution] There is provided a control device including: an image quality control unit configured to control image quality of an image for display on a basis of optical axis angle information with reference to a scope axis of an endoscope and an image signal acquired by an image sensor.

Abstract: The present technology relates to an image processing apparatus, an image processing method, a program, and a surgical system, capable of appropriately providing medical image with shadow/shade. The image processing apparatus determines whether shadow/shade is to be added or suppressed onto a medical image and controls to generate a shadow/shade corrected image on the basis of a determination result. The present technology can be applied to, for example, a surgical system or the like of performing a surgery while viewing a medical image photographed by an endoscope.

Abstract: [Object] To improve accuracy of determination of a disparity for medical image processing. [Solution] There is provided a medical image processing device including: a region determination unit configured to determine a non-living body region in a visual field by using a region-determination image showing the visual field that is same as a visual field that a disparity-determination image shows; and a disparity determination unit configured to determine at least a disparity to be applied to the non-living body region by using a result of the determination of the non-living body region performed by the region determination unit and the disparity-determination image.

Abstract: [Object] To make it possible to achieve a favorable disparity by setting an operation depth of medical operation as a target while reducing an influence of correction of a disparity for stereoscopic vision over accuracy of an image. [Solution] There is provided a medical image processing device including: a depth determination unit configured to determine an operation depth of medical operation whose image is to be captured; a disparity determination unit configured to determine a disparity by using a captured image showing a visual field observed in the operation and generate disparity information; and a correction unit configured to correct the disparity information depending on the operation depth determined by the depth determination unit.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an image processing device, an image processing method, and a surgical system with which more accurate surgical resection can be performed in a shorter time. An identifying unit identifies the type of tissue degeneration in a mid-surgery image. In accordance with the identified type of the tissue degeneration, a drawing unit draws auxiliary information for the operator, the auxiliary information being to be superimposed on the mid-surgery image. The present disclosure can be applied to an endoscopic surgical system or the like that includes a display device, a camera control unit (CCU), a light source device, a treatment tool device, a pneumoperitoneum apparatus, a recorder, a printer, an endoscope, an energetic treatment tool, forceps, trocars, a foot switch, and a patient's bed, for example.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes: a detecting unit that detects behavior information and biological information of a user as a target; a biological information estimating unit that calculates estimated biological information by applying, to a metabolism model, the behavior information and the biological information detected by the detecting unit; and a suggesting unit that suggests, to the user, a recommended behavior calculated based on the estimated biological information calculated by the biological information estimating unit.

Abstract: The present technology relates to a medical support device, a method thereof, and a medical support system, which make it possible to notify of more various events. In the present technology, an event in a living body is detected on the basis of change in time of temperature of a surgical site or around the surgical site, and notification information notifying according to the detected event in the living body is generated. The present technology may be applied to, for example, the medical support device, an endoscope device, a microscope device, a computer controlling the devices, or a medical support system including a plurality of devices and the like.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an image processing device, an image processing method, and a surgical system that enable detection of a region including a specific living body site in an intraoperative image on the basis of a frequency of a motion vector of a living body in the intraoperative image. A motion detection unit detects the motion vector of the living body in the intraoperative image using the intraoperative images at different times. The analysis unit obtains the frequency of the motion vector detected by the motion detection unit. A frequency map generation unit detects the region including the specific living body site in the intraoperative image on the basis of the frequency obtained by the analysis unit. The present disclosure is applicable to, for example, a CCU and the like of an endoscopic surgical system.

Abstract: [Object] To improve work efficiency with respect to work using a transparent object, such as a transparent operation tool, for example. [Solution] An image region where an object exists as a target region is detected on the basis of a second captured image, when a first captured image is a captured image obtained by selectively receiving a light of a first wavelength band, and the second captured image is a captured image obtained by selectively receiving a light of a second wavelength band, the captured images being obtained by capturing the object that is transparent for the light of the first wavelength band and is opaque for the light of the second wavelength band. Subsequently, an outline of the object is superimposed on the first captured image on the basis of information of the target region detected by the target detecting unit.

Abstract: An image processing apparatus includes a special light image acquisition unit that acquires a special light image having information in a specific wavelength band, a generation unit that generates depth information at a predetermined position in a living body using the special light image, and a detection unit that detects a predetermined region using the depth information. The image processing apparatus further includes a normal light image acquisition unit that acquires a normal light image having information in a wavelength band of white light. The specific wavelength band is, for example, infrared light. The generation unit calculates a difference in a depth direction between the special light image and the normal light image to generate depth information at the predetermined position. The detection unit detects a position in which the depth information is a predetermined threshold or more as a bleeding point. The present technology is applicable to an endoscope.

Abstract: Provided is a signal processing device including: a determination unit configured to determine a state of software associated with image processing on an input image signal indicating an image captured by a medical apparatus; and an output control unit configured to have a first processed image signal that is the input image signal on which image processing has been performed by the software selectively outputted, on the basis of a result of determination of the state of the software.

Abstract: The present technology relates to an image processing apparatus, an image processing method, and a surgical system, by which a captured image can be displayed with low latency in almost real time. A DMA controller 51 of a CPU 31 divides image data, which is input via an IF card 34, by the number of GPU cards 35-1, 35-2 in a horizontal direction and allocates them. In each of the GPU cards 35-1, 35-2, the image data is subjected to time division processing in the vertical direction. With this, the use of the plurality of GPU cards 35-1, 35-2 increases the speed of processing associated with display for the image data. High-speed display is realized due to reduction in latency. The present technology is applicable to an endoscopic camera, a surgical microscope, and the like.

Abstract: To solve the above problem, a first technology is an image processing device configured to estimate an approximate center of rotation of an endoscopic device based on motion detection in response to a movement of an objective lens at a distal portion of the endoscopic device by manipulating a proximal portion of the endoscopic device.

Abstract: An optical unit includes a condensing lens which condenses light from an object; a pupil splitting polarization separation element which separately outputs two linearly polarized light beams of which polarizing directions are different from the condensed light using a left eye polarization separation region and a right eye polarization separation region which are formed by having a pupil splitting line which is orthogonal to an optical axis as a border; a polarizing direction conversion element which converts polarizing directions of the two linearly polarized light beams which are output from the pupil splitting polarization separation element; and a rotation driving unit which rotates the pupil splitting polarization separation element and the polarizing direction conversion element in an optical axis rotational direction.

Abstract: [Object] To improve work efficiency with respect to work using a transparent object, such as a transparent operation tool, for example. [Solution] An image region where an object exists as a target region is detected on the basis of a second captured image, when a first captured image is a captured image obtained by selectively receiving a light of a first wavelength band, and the second captured image is a captured image obtained by selectively receiving a light of a second wavelength band, the captured images being obtained by capturing the object that is transparent for the light of the first wavelength band and is opaque for the light of the second wavelength band. Subsequently, an outline of the object is superimposed on the first captured image on the basis of information of the target region detected by the target detecting unit.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes an image pickup element which acquires at least three images of an object, each image corresponding to a different perspective of the object; and a control unit which selectively combines subsets of the images to generate stereoscopic images.

Abstract: An optical unit includes a condensing lens which condenses light from an object; a pupil splitting polarization separation element which separately outputs two linearly polarized light beams of which polarizing directions are different from the condensed light using a left eye polarization separation region and a right eye polarization separation region which are formed by having a pupil splitting line which is orthogonal to an optical axis as a border; a polarizing direction conversion element which converts polarizing directions of the two linearly polarized light beams which are output from the pupil splitting polarization separation element; and a rotation driving unit which rotates the pupil splitting polarization separation element and the polarizing direction conversion element in an optical axis rotational direction.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes a two-dimensional orthogonal transform coding data acquisition unit for sequentially acquiring two-dimensional orthogonal transform coding data acquired by transforming three-dimensional orthogonal transform coding data generated from a plurality of images, a two-dimensional orthogonal transform coefficient data generation unit for generating a plurality of pieces of two-dimensional orthogonal transform coefficient data using the plurality of pieces of acquired two-dimensional orthogonal transform coding data, and a three-dimensional transformation unit for encoding three-dimensional orthogonal transform coefficient data acquired by transforming the plurality of pieces of generated two-dimensional orthogonal transform coefficient data.