Abstract: An image processing apparatus includes: an obtaining unit configured to obtain a first medical image of an object under examination; an image quality improving unit configured to generate, from the obtained first medical image, a second medical image with image quality higher than image quality of the obtained first medical image using a learned model; a comparing unit configured to compare an analysis result obtained by analyzing the obtained first medical image and an analysis result obtained by analyzing the generated second medical image; and a display controlling unit configured to cause a comparison result obtained by the comparing unit to be displayed on a display unit.

Abstract: Provided is an imaging method for correcting aberration generated when imaging an object to be inspected. The imaging method includes: irradiating an imaging area with a first light beam which is scanned by a scan unit and taking an image of the object to be inspected based on return light of the first light beam; detecting a moving amount of the object to be inspected; comparing the detected moving amount with a predetermined threshold value; and adjusting the imaging area to be irradiated with the first light beam. The adjusting includes determining in accordance with a result of the comparison to change the imaging area by at least one of: using the scan unit, and using an aberration correcting unit.

Abstract: Provided is an optical tomographic imaging apparatus including: a determination unit for determining whether or not an optical member for changing a field angle has been inserted between a scanning unit and an object to be inspected to change a field angle of an acquiring area of a tomographic image; and a switching unit for switching a value of at least one parameter among a control parameter of a control portion for the optical tomographic imaging apparatus, a signal processing parameter of a calculation processing portion, an image processing parameter, and an analysis processing parameter, based on a determination result from the determination unit. Accordingly, a preferred tomographic image of the object is acquired by switching values of various parameters to suitable values even when the optical member for changing a field angle is inserted to change the field angle of the acquiring area of the tomographic image.

Abstract: An image processing apparatus includes a tomographic signal obtaining unit that obtains tomographic signals of light beams, the light beams respectively having a different polarization from each other and being obtained by splitting combined light obtained by combining return light and reference light, the return light being from an object to be inspected that is irradiated with measuring light, and an information obtaining unit that obtains three-dimensional polarization tomographic information, and three-dimensional motion contrast information of the object to be inspected, by commonly using at least one of the obtained tomographic signals. In addition, an extracting unit extracts a specific region of the object to be inspected using the obtained three-dimensional polarization tomographic information, and an image generating unit generates a motion contrast enface image of the extracted specific region using the obtained three-dimensional motion contrast information.

Abstract: An Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT) data processing apparatus includes an acquisition unit configured to acquire three dimensional (3-D) OCT data of an object to be inspected, a generation unit configured to generate a motion contrast image based on the 3-D OCT data, and a detection unit configured to detect a inner surface coordinate of a vessel wall based on position information of an edge of a vessel region in the motion contrast image.

Abstract: An image processing apparatus includes an information generation unit configured to generate motion contrast information about substantially a same region of an eye to be examined by using a plurality of pieces of tomographic information obtained by imaging substantially the same region at a predetermined time interval, and an information acquisition unit configured to obtain information about a change in a motion contract value of at least part of substantially the same region by using a plurality of pieces of motion contrast information at different times.

Abstract: To provide pathological support for users to effectively perform follow up on diseases, using polarization information obtained from polarization-sensitive tomographic images. An image processing apparatus includes a positioning unit configured to position multiple polarization-sensitive tomographic images corresponding to multiple tomographic luminance images, based on the plurality of tomographic luminance images obtained by photographing an object at different times; and a comparing unit configured to compare the plurality of polarization-sensitive tomographic images which are positioned.

Abstract: An ophthalmologic imaging apparatus which captures a tomographic image of a subject's eye using interference light obtained by combining a return light from the subject's eye irradiated by measurement light and a reference light includes a control unit configured to perform (a) control, when a first imaging mode for capturing the tomographic image of the subject's eye is selected, to display the tomographic image as a first tomographic image of the subject's eye on a display unit and (b) control, when a second imaging mode different from the first imaging mode is selected, to display a second tomographic image of the subject's eye on the display unit, the second tomographic image generated using the tomographic image to increase intensity of the second tomographic image higher than that of the first tomographic image.

Abstract: Focus adjustment is enabled with respect to an object to be inspected even when an optical member for changing a field angle is inserted in order to change the field angle of an acquiring area of a tomographic image, and a clear tomographic image with a focus on the object to be inspected is acquired. In an optical tomographic imaging apparatus, an optical system includes a focus lens configured to focus a measuring light on the object to be inspected. The optical tomographic imaging apparatus includes a unit configured to compensate, when an optical member for changing a field angle is inserted between a scanning unit and the object to be inspected in order to change the field angle of an acquiring area of a tomographic image, a change in a focus position of the focus lens in association with the inserting.

Abstract: An image processing apparatus includes an acquisition unit configured to acquire a tomographic image containing an aqueous humor outflow pathway region that includes at least one of a Schlemm's canal and a collector channel in an anterior ocular segment of a subject's eye, and a generation unit configured to generate an image with the aqueous humor outflow pathway region emphasized or extracted therein based on a luminance value in the tomographic image.

Abstract: Provided is an optical tomographic imaging apparatus including: a determination unit for determining whether or not an optical member for changing a field angle has been inserted between a scanning unit and an object to be inspected to change a field angle of an acquiring area of a tomographic image; and a switching unit for switching a value of at least one parameter among a control parameter of a control portion for the optical tomographic imaging apparatus, a signal processing parameter of a calculation processing portion, an image processing parameter, and an analysis processing parameter, based on a determination result from the determination unit. Accordingly, a preferred tomographic image of the object is acquired by switching values of various parameters to suitable values even when the optical member for changing a field angle is inserted to change the field angle of the acquiring area of the tomographic image.

Abstract: An Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT) data processing apparatus includes an acquisition unit configured to acquire three dimensional (3-D) OCT data of an object to be inspected, a generation unit configured to generate a motion contrast image based on the 3-D OCT data, and a detection unit configured to detect a inner surface coordinate of a vessel wall based on position information of an edge of a vessel region in the motion contrast image.

Abstract: To acquire information relating to a vessel wall thickness by: acquiring interference signal sets of a plurality of frames including interference signal sets corresponding to a plurality of frames forming an image of the same cross section of an fundus; generating 3-D tomographic image data on the fundus from the interference signal sets of the plurality of frames; generating 3-D motion contrast data in the fundus from the interference signal sets corresponding to the plurality of frames that form the same cross section; extracting a vessel from the fundus based on the 3-D tomographic image data or the 3-D motion contrast data; detecting a coordinate of an outer surface of a vessel wall of the vessel based on the 3-D tomographic image data; and detecting a coordinate of an inner surface of the vessel wall of the vessel based on the 3-D motion contrast data.

Abstract: An image processing apparatus includes a tomographic image acquisition unit configured to acquire a polarization-sensitive tomographic image of a subject, and an extraction unit configured to extract, from the polarization-sensitive tomographic image of the subject, a region in which a polarization state is scrambled.

Abstract: To accurately position a past photography position and a photography position this time in follow up using polarization OCT images. In follow up, multiple polarization-sensitive tomographic images are positioned based on multiple polarization planar images of an object, corresponding to multiple polarization-sensitive tomographic images obtained by photographing the object at another time.

Abstract: A control apparatus includes an irradiation unit configured to irradiate a measurement object with a measuring beam, a restriction unit configured to restrict the measuring beam from being incident on the measurement object and to reflect or scatter the measuring beam, and a polarization control unit configured to control, based on the measuring beam reflected or scattered by the restriction unit, polarization of the measuring beam.

Abstract: Provided is an imaging method for correcting aberration generated when imaging an object to be inspected. The imaging method includes: irradiating an imaging area with a first light beam which is scanned by a scan unit and taking an image of the object to be inspected based on return light of the first light beam; detecting a moving amount of the object to be inspected; comparing the detected moving amount with a predetermined threshold value; and adjusting the imaging area to be irradiated with the first light beam. The adjusting includes determining in accordance with a result of the comparison to change the imaging area by at least one of: using the scan unit, and using an aberration correcting unit.

Abstract: Focus adjustment is enabled with respect to an object to be inspected even when an optical member for changing a field angle is inserted in order to change the field angle of an acquiring area of a tomographic image, and a clear tomographic image with a focus on the object to be inspected is acquired. In an optical tomographic imaging apparatus, an optical system includes a focus lens configured to focus a measuring light on the object to be inspected. The optical tomographic imaging apparatus includes a unit configured to compensate, when an optical member for changing a field angle is inserted between a scanning unit and the object to be inspected in order to change the field angle of an acquiring area of a tomographic image, a change in a focus position of the focus lens in association with the inserting.

Abstract: In order to suppress a load on a subject when a fundus is irradiated with multiple beams, a fundus imaging apparatus for forming an image of a first area in the object, includes: a determination unit for determining a second area other than the first area in the object to be inspected; a detection unit for detecting moving of the object to be inspected on the basis of return light from the second area, which is irradiated with second light; a correction unit for correcting the first area on the basis of the detected moving; and a forming unit for forming an image of the object to be inspected on the basis of the return light from the corrected first area, which is irradiated with the first light.

Abstract: An ophthalmologic imaging apparatus which captures a tomographic image of a subject's eye using interference light obtained by combining a return light from the subject's eye irradiated by measurement light and a reference light includes a control unit configured to perform (a) control, when a first imaging mode for capturing the tomographic image of the subject's eye is selected, to display the tomographic image as a first tomographic image of the subject's eye on a display unit and (b) control, when a second imaging mode different from the first imaging mode is selected, to display a second tomographic image of the subject's eye on the display unit, the second tomographic image generated using the tomographic image to increase intensity of the second tomographic image higher than that of the first tomographic image.