Abstract: The present technology relates to an image processing apparatus and method and an endoscopic system that permit reduction of uneven illumination distribution. An image processing apparatus includes a signal processing section that corrects uneven illumination of an image shot with a subject within a body of a patient to be operated on illuminated by a light source. The light source is arranged within the patient's body. The signal processing section corrects uneven illumination on the basis of a normally illuminated image and a low illuminated image. The normally illuminated image is shot with the subject within the body illuminated at a given illumination intensity. The low illuminated image is shot with the subject illuminated at a lower illumination intensity than the given illumination intensity.

Abstract: The present technology relates to an endoscope that makes it possible to acquire a high-resolution medical image with low power consumption. The endoscope includes a camera head including: a first sensor having pixels of a first number of pixels, the first sensor being configured to receive green (G) light that is light with a G wavelength band; and a second sensor having pixels of a second number of pixels smaller than the first number of pixels, the second sensor being configured to receive light different from the G light. The present technology is applicable to, for example, an endoscopic surgery system with which surgery is performed while a medical image captured by the endoscope is viewed.

Abstract: Control of expansion of a depth of field using a birefringent mask is realized in a more preferred aspect. A medical image processing apparatus includes a control unit that performs control so as to generate a corrected image by executing image processing on an image obtained by imaging a subject image of a patient acquired via an optical system including a birefringent mask and an acquisition unit that acquires information regarding an application situation of high-pressure steam sterilization processing on the optical system, in which the control unit controls the image processing according to the application situation of the high-pressure steam sterilization processing.

Abstract: [Object] To optimally adjust the specular refection component without lowered luminance [Solution] An endoscope device according to the present disclosure includes: a reflection-presence image acquisition unit that acquires a reflection-presence image containing a specular reflection component from a subject; a reflection-absence image acquisition unit that acquires a reflection-absence image not containing the specular reflection component from the subject; and a synthesis processing unit that performs synthesis of the reflection-presence image and the reflection-absence image. This configuration makes it possible to optimally adjust the specular refection component without lowered luminance, and makes it possible to optimally perform observation of the subject.

Abstract: Provided is a medical observation system including a medical observation device and an image processing device. The medical observation device includes a plurality of imaging elements and a branching optical system configured to split incident light into a plurality of rays of light, and each of the plurality of rays of light split by the branching optical system is guided to at least one of the plurality of imaging elements. Of the plurality of imaging elements, two or more imaging elements each capture images having mutually different brightness, and two or more imaging elements are arranged so as to have mutually different optical distances from the branching optical system.

Abstract: It is desired to provide a technology which is capable of reducing glare to be felt by a user for an output image by an HDR monitor in a case where an image is caused to be displayed at the HDR monitor on the basis of an HDR image. There is provided a medical system including a light source configured to irradiate a subject inside a living organism; an imaging unit configured to image the subject coaxially with an optical axis of the light source; and a control unit configured to control the light source and the imaging unit, in which the control unit performs control so that a signal compliant with high-dynamic range standards is output by adjusting gradation for a first image signal acquired by the imaging unit.

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: [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 disclosure relates to a surgical system, a surgical control method, and a program enabling image processing with high accuracy in a case of changing an amount of light applied to a subject of a surgical imaging device. A light source control unit changes the light amount of the light applied to the subject imaged by an endoscope from a default value to a high light amount larger than the default value. An image processing unit performs image processing using a high light amount image which is an intraoperative image captured by the endoscope in a state in which the light amount is the high light amount. The image processing unit adjusts brightness of the high light amount image on the basis of the high light amount to generate a display image and displays the display image on a display device. The present disclosure is applicable to, for example, an endoscopic surgical system and the like.

Abstract: An image processing device for capturing an ultrasonic image is provided with a probe to generate an ultrasonic wave and receives a reflective wave reflected at an object. A detection unit to detect one or more physical quantities of the probe. A display unit to display a tomographic image showing a cross-section of a predetermined position of the object, out of the ultrasonic image of the object. A sensor information acquisition unit to acquire a detection result by a sensor unit as sensor information. In a tomographic image generation unit, regarding the sensor information as a parameter, a reference tomographic image is transformed according to a change of the parameter, to generate the tomographic image. A display control unit to control the display unit to display the generated tomographic image. The present technique can be applied to an ultrasonic examination device.

Abstract: The present technology relates to an endoscope system in which resolution and an S/N ratio are adjusted to be well-balanced depending on an imaging condition, and further capable of changing a processing load depending on the imaging condition, a method for operating the endoscope system, and a program. From an image signal in a body cavity imaged by an endoscope apparatus, a low frequency image including a low frequency component and a high frequency image including a high frequency component are extracted. The low frequency image is reduced by a predetermined reduction ratio, and, after image quality improvement processing is performed, is enlarged by an enlargement ratio corresponding to the reduction ratio. At that time, based on condition information indicating an imaging state, when brightness at the time of imaging is sufficient and the high frequency component does not include noise components a lot, the low frequency image and the high frequency image are added to be output as an output image.

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 technology relates to an endoscope system in which resolution and an S/N ratio are adjusted to be well-balanced depending on an imaging condition, and further capable of changing a processing load depending on the imaging condition, a method for operating the endoscope system, and a program. From an image signal in a body cavity imaged by an endoscope apparatus, a low frequency image including a low frequency component and a high frequency image including a high frequency component are extracted. The low frequency image is reduced by a predetermined reduction ratio, and, after image quality improvement processing is performed, is enlarged by an enlargement ratio corresponding to the reduction ratio. At that time, based on condition information indicating an imaging state, when brightness at the time of imaging is sufficient and the high frequency component does not include noise components a lot, the low frequency image and the high frequency image are added to be output as an output image.

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: The present technology relates to an endoscope system in which resolution and an S/N ratio are adjusted to be well-balanced depending on an imaging condition, and further capable of changing a processing load depending on the imaging condition, a method for operating the endoscope system, and a program. From an image signal in a body cavity imaged by an endoscope apparatus, a low frequency image including a low frequency component and a high frequency image including a high frequency component are extracted. The low frequency image is reduced by a predetermined reduction ratio, and, after image quality improvement processing is performed, is enlarged by an enlargement ratio corresponding to the reduction ratio. At that time, based on condition information indicating an imaging state, when brightness at the time of imaging is sufficient and the high frequency component does not include noise components a lot, the low frequency image and the high frequency image are added to be output as an output image.

Abstract: A medical image processing apparatus including a controller including circuitry configured to determine a position of a distal end of an important object within a medical image, estimate a region of interest within the medical image adjacent to a region including the important object based on the position of the distal end of the important object, and control display of the region of interest.

Abstract: The present technique relates to an image processing device, an image processing method, and a program allowing a grasp of an ultrasonic image with an intuitive and simplified manipulation. A probe generates an ultrasonic wave and receives a reflective wave reflected at an object. A detection unit detects one or more physical quantities of the probe. A display unit displays a tomographic image showing a cross-section of a predetermined position of the object, out of the ultrasonic image of the object generated based on the reflective wave received by the probe. A sensor information acquisition unit acquires a detection result by a sensor unit as sensor information. In a tomographic image generation unit, regarding the sensor information as a parameter, a reference tomographic image is transformed according to a change of the parameter, whereby the tomographic image to be displayed on the display unit is generated. A display control unit controls the display unit to display the generated tomographic image.

Abstract: A prediction calculation unit calculates a pixel value of a pixel of interest for each color component by a calculation of a learned predictive coefficient and a predictive tap, and outputs an output image including the pixel value of the pixel of interest of each color component. For example, the present technology can be applied to an image processing apparatus.