Abstract: In a case where a plurality of imaging apparatuses is used for a surgery, the appearance is regulated between images captured by the respective imaging apparatuses. According to the present disclosure, a medical system is provided, the medical system including a plurality of surgical imaging apparatuses and a control unit to which each of the surgical imaging apparatuses is connected, the control unit including a signal processing unit that links images captured by the respective surgical imaging apparatuses. With this configuration, in a case where a plurality of imaging apparatuses is arranged for a surgery, it becomes possible to regulate the appearance between images captured by the respective imaging apparatuses.

Abstract: An image processing apparatus includes processing circuitry configured to perform correction processing on the surgical site image as a captured surgical site on the basis of information related to display of a display apparatus that displays the surgical site image. The image processing apparatus is included in a surgical system that displays the surgical site image photographed by an endoscope on a monitor.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus including a plurality of feature amount extraction parts which extract, from content, a plurality of feature amounts that contain information concerning a camera motion in a frame of the content. A display control part displays frames of the content and a GUI on the displayed content frame. The GUI corresponds to an operation concerning the camera motion on the basis of the extracted camera motion information.

Abstract: [Object] To provide an information processing apparatus, an assistance system, and an information processing method that enable suitable assistance to be performed on a surgeon. [Solving Means] An information processing apparatus includes a control unit. The control unit extracts, on the basis of a first image obtained by picking up an image of a surgical part including an affected part and metadata of a situation obtained from past surgery or examination, a parameter of assistance performed with respect to the situation, which is made to correspond to the metadata.

Abstract: [Object] To improve an sn ratio and to make the image quality good in addition to the expanding of the dynamic range of an image. [Solution] An image processing apparatus according to the present disclosure includes: a light amount determining section that determines, on a basis of a pixel value of each pixel of an imaged image, on a basis of a pixel value of each pixel of an imaged image, a light amount of the imaged image; and an exposure ratio determining section that determines a ratio of an exposure amount of a long time exposure pixel to an exposure amount of a short time exposure pixel on a basis of a ratio of pixels the pixel value of each of which is saturated, among pixels included in a region of the imaged image.

Abstract: [Object] To simultaneously meet both of acquisition of depth information with high resolution and high accuracy and a reduction in diameter of a leading end of an endoscope. [Solving Means] Provided is an endoscope apparatus including: an irradiation unit that irradiates a subject with illumination light and with a structured pattern for acquiring depth information of the subject; and an acquisition unit that acquires reflected light of the light emitted by the irradiation unit. With this configuration, it is possible to simultaneously meet both of acquisition of depth information with high resolution and high accuracy and a reduction in diameter of a leading end of an endoscope.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a control device and method, a program, and an endoscope system that are designed to be capable of shortening of the time before focusing. A target point distance calculation unit acquires an illumination intensity from an AE control unit, acquires a target point luminance value from a target point determination unit, and acquires an object reflectance from a reflectance holding unit. The target point distance calculation unit calculates (predicts) the distance to a target point, using the illumination intensity acquired from the AE control unit, the target point luminance value acquired from the target point determination unit, and the object reflectance acquired from the reflectance holding unit. Upon receipt of the target point distance from the target point distance calculation unit, the AF control unit searches for the focus position, using the received target point distance as the initial value.

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: [Object] To improve the quality of an acquired image by detecting each piece of color information of red (R), green (G), and blue (B) components to effectively utilize the dynamic range of the image sensor while using a single-plate image sensor. [Solution] Provided is a light source control device including: a light source control unit configured to cause a plurality of narrowband light sources including at least a red light source, a green light source, and a blue light source to emit light on a time division basis; and a light quantity setting unit configured to set an output of each of the narrowband light sources on the basis of image information that is frame-sequentially detected by a monochrome single-plate image sensor configured to capture a reflected image of a subject illuminated with light emitted from the narrowband light source.

Abstract: [Object] To provide an information processing apparatus, an information processing method, a program, and an information processing system. [Solution] An information processing apparatus including: a control unit configured to control display on the basis of a detection value indicating a focus state of a lens acquired from a stereoscopic imaging unit, and a captured image signal for a left eye and a captured image signal for a right eye acquired from the imaging unit.

Abstract: The present technology relates to an image processing apparatus, an image processing method, a program, and a surgical system, capable of displaying an appropriate surgical site image. A control unit controls to perform correction processing on the surgical site image as a captured surgical site on the basis of information related to display of a display apparatus that displays the surgical site image. The present technology can be applied, for example, to a surgical system that displays the surgical site image photographed by an endoscope on a monitor, and the like.

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: [Object] To improve an sn ratio and to make the image quality good in addition to the expanding of the dynamic range of an image. [Solution] An image processing apparatus according to the present disclosure includes: a light amount determining section that determines, on a basis of a pixel value of each pixel of an imaged image, on a basis of a pixel value of each pixel of an imaged image, a light amount of the imaged image; and an exposure ratio determining section that determines a ratio of an exposure amount of a long time exposure pixel to an exposure amount of a short time exposure pixel on a basis of a ratio of pixels the pixel value of each of which is saturated, among pixels included in a region of the imaged image.

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: A medical system including a medical imaging device, and circuitry that obtains a plurality of first images each having a different phase from the medical imaging device, combines each of the plurality of first images a plurality of times to generate a plurality of second images, wherein each time of the plurality of times that the plurality of first images are combined, a different candidate process is used in the combining, and selects one image from the plurality of second images as an output image for display, the selected one image being higher quality than any one of the plurality of first images.

Abstract: [Object] To improve the quality of an acquired image by detecting each piece of color information of red (R), green (G), and blue (B) components to effectively utilize the dynamic range of the image sensor while using a single-plate image sensor. [Solution] Provided is a light source control device including: a light source control unit configured to cause a plurality of narrowband light sources including at least a red light source, a green light source, and a blue light source to emit light on a time division basis; and a light quantity setting unit configured to set an output of each of the narrowband light sources on the basis of image information that is frame-sequentially detected by a monochrome single-plate image sensor configured to capture a reflected image of a subject illuminated with light emitted from the narrowband light source.

Abstract: An endoscopic system including an endoscope device that outputs image data, an illumination device that illuminates a body of a patient, and circuitry that obtains, from the image data, at least two frames each captured with a different illumination state, generate, from at least two obtained frames, a composite image that has a reduced specular reflection light component with respect to at least one of the obtained frames, and generate a video signal including the composite image.

Abstract: An information processing device that includes circuitry that selects content including at least one name specified by a user; selects a plurality of contents in which the name possibly occurs; acquires a plurality of face groups by grouping, per person, face images occurring in the plurality of contents selected by the circuitry; calculates a number of similar face groups appearing in other content for each of the plurality of face groups; acquires, as a candidate face group, a face group having a greatest number of similar face groups appearing in other content; and determines a face group to associate with the name from face groups.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus including a plurality of feature amount extraction parts which extract, from content, a plurality of feature amounts that contain information concerning a camera motion in a frame of the content. A display control part displays frames of the content and a GUI on the displayed content frame. The GUI corresponds to an operation concerning the camera motion on the basis of the extracted camera motion information.

Abstract: An image processing apparatus includes a display control unit that causes a content view which displays statistic information of characters appearing in video content and a relationship view which displays character-relation information of the characters appearing in the video content, to be displayed on a predetermined display unit.