Abstract: The present invention assists with genetic testing in which pathological image data is used. A classifying unit (11) uses pathological image data, which is the test subject of genetic testing, to classify the test object by tumor cell type. A selecting unit (13) selects, from among available pathologists who can be asked to assist, a pathologist candidate to be asked to assist with the genetic testing, on the basis of the tumor cell type. A presenting unit (14) displays the pathologist candidate.

Abstract: Provided is a technique that suggests a testing region suited to dissection in genetic testing of somatic cells. An acquisition unit (11) acquires image data of a pathological specimen; an estimation unit (12) estimates the content ratio of tumor cells in each of individual regions in a focus region in the image data of the pathological specimen; a determination unit (13) determines a testing region in the focus region on the basis of the content ratio of tumor cells in each of the individual regions in the focus region; and an output unit (14) outputs information indicating the testing region.