JPH06165752A - Photographing and information recording apparatus of stereoscopically visual endoscope - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To provide a photographing and information recording apparatus for a stereoscopically visual endoscope with improved workability and accuracy of diagnosis by managing surely a film with which an optical image of an objective having been observed by using the stereoscopically visual endoscope has been photographed. CONSTITUTION:A photographing and information recording apparatus 20 for a stereoscopically visual endoscope is provided with an electronic stereoscopically visual endoscope 23 provided with right and left objective optical systems 21R and 21L and solid photographing elements 22R and 22L and a process 25 connected with signal lines 24R and 24L extended from the solid photographing elements 22R and 22L. It is constituted of a selecting circuit 26 selecting an optical image of an objective caught by means of the right and left objective optical systems 21R and 21L of this stereoscopically visual endoscope 23, a picture photographing apparatus 27 displaying an optical image of the objective selected by means of this selective circuit 26, a photographing and recording parts 28 magnetically recording the optical image of the objective and the related informations of the optical image displayed on this picture photographing apparatus 27 and a monitor 29 displaying the optical image of the objective.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a stereoscopic endoscopic imaging information recording apparatus for recording information relating to an endoscopic image on a film for photographing the endoscopic image.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, endoscopes provided with an optical observation means at the tip of an elongated insertion portion have been widely used not only in the medical field but also in the industrial field. For example, when observing the inside of a body cavity using an endoscope, an optical image of the site to be examined is displayed on a monitor for observation / diagnosis by viewing this screen, or while taking a picture with a camera, The film was projected and used for diagnosis. However, it is difficult to grasp the stereoscopic effect of the test site when observing the test site through the endoscope.

Therefore, in recent years, a stereoscopic endoscope for obtaining a stereoscopic effect of a region to be examined has been proposed and used.
This stereoscopic endoscope has a distal end of an endoscope insertion section so that a stereoscopic effect is generated from parallax due to compound eyes so that an optical image of a pair of right and left test sites having parallax is generated by the endoscope. Two or more objective optical systems are provided in the section.

As shown in FIG. 5, the stereoscopic endoscope apparatus 1 is
A stereoscopic endoscope 2 in which an objective optical system 5R for the right eye and an objective optical system 5L for the left eye are arranged at the tip portion 4 of the insertion portion 3, and the objective optical systems 5R of the stereoscopic endoscope 2 respectively. 5L, a solid-state image sensor 6 for electrically converting an optical image of the region to be examined, a processor 8 to which a signal line 7 extending from the solid-state image device 6 is connected, and an optical image of the region to be examined. , A selection circuit 10 for selecting the optical image of the region to be examined captured by the right-eye objective optical system 5R or the left-eye objective optical system 5L, and the optical selected by the selection circuit 10. Photographing apparatus 11 provided with a monitor for displaying an image
And a camera 12 for taking an optical image displayed on the monitor of the photographic device 11.

Then, on the monitor 9 of the stereoscopic endoscope apparatus 1 configured as described above, for example, an optical image of the site to be examined and an objective optical system for the left eye captured by the objective optical system 5R for the right eye. The optical images of the region to be examined captured by the system 5L are displayed separately or simultaneously, and the display images can be viewed stereoscopically by observing the simultaneously displayed monitor screens with polarizing glasses. .

On the other hand, when capturing an endoscopic image with the camera 12, an optical image of the region to be inspected captured by the objective optical system 5R for the right eye and an image of the region to be inspected captured by the objective optical system 5L for the left eye. Each optical image is displayed on the monitor of the photo-taking device 11 and taken, and recorded in a medical chart or the like so that it can be seen what film was taken and which film was taken.

For this reason, when projecting and observing and examining the patient's site to be examined later, two corresponding films were found by looking at the chart.

[0008]

However, since there are many patient charts and endoscopic images of many test sites are taken on the film, a huge amount of endoscopic images can be obtained from the chart information. The task of selecting and projecting was extremely troublesome.

Further, the work has been performed with great care so that the medical record information and the endoscopic image are not confused with each other and the combination of the optical images of the region to be examined captured by the objective optical system is not mistaken.

The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and stereoscopic endoscope photographing information recording capable of easily managing a film on which an optical image of a region to be examined observed with a stereoscopic endoscope is managed. The purpose is to provide a device.

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A stereoscopic endoscope imaging information recording apparatus of the present invention is a stereoscopic endoscope that generates an optical image of a pair of right and left objects having parallax, and the stereoscopic endoscope. An optical image of a pair of right and left objects of the endoscope through the processor to the right,
Alternatively, a selection circuit for selecting one of the left optical images, display means for displaying the optical image of the target object selected by the selection circuit, and the optical image of the target object and the optical image displayed on the display means. A recording means for recording the right / left selection information of the image on the film is provided.

[0012]

According to the present invention, first, the optical image of the object is observed on a monitor or the like. Then, an optical image of the object and information related to the optical image are recorded when the image is recorded on a film.

[0013]

1 and 2 relate to a first embodiment of the present invention,
FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram showing an outline of the overall configuration of a stereoscopic endoscope imaging information recording device, and FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram showing a part of a film used in the stereoscopic endoscope imaging information recording device. As shown in FIG. 1, the stereoscopic endoscopic imaging information recording apparatus 20 is, for example, an electronic stereoscopic endoscopic endoscope including a pair of right and left objective optical systems 21 and 21 and solid-state imaging devices 22 and 22. Mirror 23
And the signal line 2 extending from the solid-state image pickup device 22, 22.
4 is connected to the processor 25 and the stereoscopic endoscope 2
3, a selection circuit 26 for selecting an optical image of an object captured by the objective optical system 21 on the right or the left, and the selection circuit 26.
A photographing device 27 which is a display unit for displaying an optical image of the target object selected by, and a recording unit which records the optical image of the target object displayed on the photographing device 27 and related information of the optical image. The image capturing / recording unit 28 includes a monitor 29 that displays an optical image of the object.

In the stereoscopic endoscope 23, right and left-eye objective optical systems 21 and 21 are arranged in a slender and flexible insertion portion, and the objective optical systems 21 and 21 are used. An optical image of the region to be inspected is formed on the solid-state image pickup devices 22 and 22, converted into an electric signal, and transmitted to the processor 25 via the signal line 24.

The processor 25 displays an optical image of the target object on the monitor 29 and also displays an optical image of the target object selected via the RL selection circuit 26 on a monitor screen (not shown) of the photographing device 27. ing.

On the other hand, a film 30 having an optical image recording area (photosensitive area) 31 and a magnetic recording area 32 which are sensitive to light as shown in FIG. . Then, in the photographing / recording unit 28, a camera unit for photographing an optical image of an object displayed on a monitor (not shown) of the photographing device 27 in an optical image recording region 31 of the film 30, and in a magnetic recording region 32, the camera unit. Whether the object is captured by the right-eye objective system 21R, or
Information input means for magnetically inputting right / left information for determining whether or not the object is captured by the objective optical system 21L for the left eye is provided.

The operation of the stereoscopic endoscope imaging information recording apparatus 20 configured as described above will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 and 2. For example, the stereoscopic endoscope 23 inserted in the body cavity is
The solid-state image pickup device 2 captures an optical image of an object captured by the right-eye and left-eye objective optical systems 21 and 21 provided at the tip of the insertion portion.
The signals 2 and 22 are converted into electric signals and transmitted to the processor 25. Then, an optical image of the object captured by the objective optical system 21 for the right eye and an optical image of the object captured by the objective optical system 21 for the left eye are displayed on the monitor screen.

On a monitor (not shown) provided in the photo-taking device 27, for example, an optical image of the object captured by the objective optical system 21 for the right eye is always displayed. That is, when the operator needs the optical image of the object captured by the objective optical system 21 for the left eye, the processor 25 sends a signal to the selection circuit 26 so that the objective optical system for the left eye is displayed on the monitor of the photographing device 27. An optical image of the object captured by the system 21 is displayed.

Therefore, when the surgeon observes the monitor 29 while operating the stereoscopic endoscope 23 to find a desired site to be examined and records and records this site, the image capturing and recording section 2 is used.
The right and left information is recorded in the magnetic recording area 32 of the mounted film 30 so that the objective optical system can recognize which optical image is captured through the information input means (not shown) of FIG. The optical image of the
To shoot.

In order to capture the optical images of both the objects captured by the right-eye objective optical system 21 and the left-eye objective optical system 21, first, the optical images of the right-eye objective optical system 21 are captured. Photographing and information recording are performed, and the image displayed on the photographic device 27 is switched to an optical image captured by the objective optical system 21 for the left eye by using the selection circuit 26 to perform photographing and information recording.

As described above, the stereoscopic endoscope imaging information recording apparatus 20 is provided with the endoscopic image of the object and the right side of the observed region.
Left information can be recorded at the same time. For this reason,
When observing and diagnosing a region to be examined by projecting a captured endoscopic image, magnetic recording information in the magnetic recording area 32 of the film 30 is reproduced to quickly and rapidly produce a desired endoscopic image. Since it can be taken out with certainty, the work efficiency is greatly improved and the accident such as misdiagnosis can be prevented without bothering the operator.

The information recorded in the magnetic recording area 32 can be modified or added (diagnosis date, patient name, observation site, findings, etc.) freely by using an information input means (not shown).

FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing the outline of the overall configuration of the stereoscopic endoscope imaging information recording apparatus 20 according to the second embodiment of the present invention. In the present embodiment, the stereoscopic endoscope 23 used in the stereoscopic endoscope imaging information recording device 20 is provided with a pair of right and left objective optical systems 21 and 21 and solid-state image pickup devices 22 and 22 of the first embodiment. In place of the stereoscopic endoscope 23 provided with a stereoscopic endoscope 23a, as shown in FIG. 3, one objective optical system 21a, an optical path splitting means 40, and right / left solid-state image pickup devices 22 and 22 are used. Is used.

That is, as shown in the figure, in this stereoscopic endoscope 23a, an observation image transmitted through an optical path from one objective optical system 21a arranged at the distal end of the stereoscopic endoscope insertion portion is used as an optical path dividing means. Pupil division prism 4 arranged as 40
The first reflection surfaces 41a and 41b are totally reflected to divide into right and left optical images having parallax. Then, the left and right optical images split left and right by the pupil splitting prism 41 are reflected by the reflection mirror 4.
The optical paths are refracted by 2a and 42b to form an image on the right and left solid-state image pickup devices 22 and 22, respectively. The image is electrically converted and transmitted to the processor 25 through the signal line 24 to reproduce an image based on each of the left and right image signals on the image reproduction screen of the monitor 29 to enable stereoscopic display.

As described above, by using the stereoscopic endoscope constructed by disposing the pupil dividing means and the like in the stereoscopic endoscope photographing information recording device, the single optical path of the objective optical system is divided into the pupil dividing means. The right and left optical images are split by the pupil splitting prism, and the split right and left optical images are formed on the respective image sensors. In addition, the occurrence of variations in focus, magnification, etc. is eliminated. This eliminates the need to individually focus or adjust the magnification between the left and right imaging optical systems as in the case where two sets of left and right imaging optical systems are provided. It is possible to simplify the focusing operation when the left and right optical images are photographed by the photographing device, and further improve the workability.

Further, it is possible to reduce the diameter of the stereoscopic endoscope insertion portion.

FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram showing a schematic structure of a photographing device 27 and a photographing recording unit 28 according to a modification of the first and second embodiments of the present invention. As shown in the figure, in this embodiment, the optical image of the object displayed on the monitor 27a of the photographic device 27 and the record related to the object are recorded on the film 30, and at the same time, the record related to the object is recorded. An external storage device 35 for saving is provided. The other structure is the same as that of the above embodiment.

As described above, by simultaneously recording the information related to the object in both the magnetic recording area of the film 30 and the external recording device 35, the information related to the object disappears from the film 30. The external recording device 35 stores information related to the object photographed in the optical image recording area.
Can be obtained from Other functions and effects are similar to those of the above-mentioned embodiment.

A floppy disk or a magnetic tape is used as the external storage device.

[0030]

As described above, according to the present invention, the workability and the accuracy of diagnosis can be improved by reliably managing the film on which the optical image of the object observed by the stereoscopic endoscope is taken. It is possible to provide a stereoscopic endoscope imaging information recording device for improving the information.

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FIG. 1 and FIG. 2 relate to a first embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram showing an outline of an overall configuration of a stereoscopic endoscope imaging information recording apparatus.

FIG. 2 is an explanatory view showing a part of a film used in a stereoscopic endoscope imaging information recording device.

FIG. 3 is a configuration diagram showing an outline of an overall configuration of a stereoscopic endoscope imaging information recording apparatus according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram showing a schematic configuration of a photographing device and a recording unit according to modified examples of the first embodiment and the second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing a schematic configuration of a conventional stereoscopic endoscope device.

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 20 ... Stereoscopic endoscope imaging information recording device 23 ... Stereoscopic endoscope 26 ... Selection circuit 27 ... Display means (photographing apparatus) 28 ... Recording means (imaging recording section)

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Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a stereoscopic endoscopic imaging information recording apparatus for recording information relating to an endoscopic image on a film for photographing the endoscopic image.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, endoscopes provided with an optical observation means at the tip of an elongated insertion portion have been widely used not only in the medical field but also in the industrial field. For example, when observing the inside of a body cavity using an endoscope, an optical image of the site to be examined is displayed on a monitor for observation / diagnosis by viewing this screen, or while taking a picture with a camera, The film was projected and used for diagnosis. However, it is difficult to grasp the stereoscopic effect of the test site when observing the test site through the endoscope.

Therefore, in recent years, a stereoscopic endoscope for obtaining a stereoscopic effect of a region to be examined has been proposed and used.
This stereoscopic endoscope has a distal end of an endoscope insertion section so that a stereoscopic effect is generated from parallax due to compound eyes so that an optical image of a pair of right and left test sites having parallax is generated by the endoscope. Two or more objective optical systems are provided in the section.

As shown in FIG. 5, the stereoscopic endoscope apparatus 1 is
A stereoscopic endoscope 2 in which an objective optical system 5R for the right eye and an objective optical system 5L for the left eye are arranged at the tip portion 4 of the insertion portion 3, and the objective optical systems 5R of the stereoscopic endoscope 2 respectively. Solid-state image pickup devices 6R and 6L for electrically converting the optical image of the region to be examined captured with 5L, a processor 8 to which signal lines 7R and 7L extending from the solid-state image pickup devices 6R and 6L are connected, A monitor 9 for displaying an optical image of the region to be examined, a selection circuit 10 for selecting an optical image of the region to be examined captured by the objective optical system 5R for the right eye or the objective optical system 5L for the left eye,
The photo-taking device 11 is provided with a monitor for displaying the optical image selected by the selection circuit 10, and the camera 12 for taking the optical image displayed on the monitor of the photo-taking device 11.

Then, on the monitor 9 of the stereoscopic endoscope apparatus 1 configured as described above, for example, an optical image of the site to be examined and an objective optical system for the left eye captured by the objective optical system 5R for the right eye. The optical images of the region to be examined captured by the system 5L are displayed separately or simultaneously, and the display images can be viewed stereoscopically by observing the simultaneously displayed monitor screens with polarizing glasses. .

On the other hand, when capturing an endoscopic image with the camera 12, an optical image of the region to be inspected captured by the objective optical system 5R for the right eye and an image of the region to be inspected captured by the objective optical system 5L for the left eye. Each optical image is displayed on the monitor of the photo-taking device 11 and taken, and recorded in a medical chart or the like so that it can be seen what film was taken and which film was taken.

For this reason, when projecting and observing and examining the patient's site to be examined later, two corresponding films were found by looking at the chart.

[0008]

However, since there are many patient charts and endoscopic images of many test sites are taken on the film, a huge amount of endoscopic images can be obtained from the chart information. The task of selecting and projecting was extremely troublesome.

Further, the work has been performed with great care so that the medical record information and the endoscopic image are not confused with each other and the combination of the optical images of the region to be examined captured by the objective optical system is not mistaken.

The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and stereoscopic endoscope photographing information recording capable of easily managing a film on which an optical image of a region to be examined observed with a stereoscopic endoscope is managed. The purpose is to provide a device.

[0011]

A stereoscopic endoscope imaging information recording apparatus of the present invention is a stereoscopic endoscope that generates an optical image of a pair of right and left objects having parallax, and the stereoscopic endoscope. An optical image of a pair of right and left objects of the endoscope through the processor to the right,
Alternatively, a selection circuit for selecting one of the left optical images, display means for displaying the optical image of the target object selected by the selection circuit, and the optical image of the target object and the optical image displayed on the display means. A recording means for recording the right / left selection information of the image on the film is provided.

[0012]

According to the present invention, first, the optical image of the object is observed on a monitor or the like. Then, an optical image of the object and information related to the optical image are recorded when the image is recorded on a film.

[0013]

1 and 2 relate to a first embodiment of the present invention,
FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram showing an outline of the overall configuration of a stereoscopic endoscope imaging information recording device, and FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram showing a part of a film used in the stereoscopic endoscope imaging information recording device. As shown in FIG. 1, the stereoscopic endoscopic imaging information recording apparatus 20 is, for example, an electronic stereoscopic endoscopic endoscope including a pair of right and left objective optical systems 21R and 21L and solid-state imaging devices 22R and 22L. A processor 25 to which the mirror 23 and the signal lines 24R and 24L extending from the solid-state image pickup devices 22R and 22L are connected.
And a selection circuit 26 for selecting the optical image of the object captured by the right or left objective optical system 21R, 21L of the stereoscopic endoscope 23, and the optical of the object selected by the selection circuit 26. A photographing device 27 which is a display means for displaying an image, a photographing recording part 28 which is a recording means for recording an optical image of the object displayed on the photographing device 27 and related information of the optical image, and an object. And a monitor 29 that displays an optical image of the.

The stereoscopic endoscope 23 has a slender and flexible insertion portion and has objective optical systems 21R and 21L for the right and left eyes.
Are provided, the optical images of the site to be examined taken by the respective objective optical systems 21R and 21L are formed on the solid-state image pickup devices 22R and 22L, converted into electric signals, and processed via the signal lines 24R and 24L. 25.

The processor 25 displays an optical image of the target object on the monitor 29 and also displays an optical image of the target object selected via the RL selection circuit 26 on a monitor screen (not shown) of the photographing device 27. ing.

On the other hand, a film 30 having an optical image recording area (photosensitive area) 31 and a magnetic recording area 32 which are sensitive to light as shown in FIG. . Then, in the photographing / recording unit 28, a camera unit for photographing an optical image of an object displayed on a monitor (not shown) of the photographing device 27 in an optical image recording region 31 of the film 30, and in a magnetic recording region 32, the camera unit. Whether the object is captured by the right-eye objective system 21R, or
Information input means for magnetically inputting the right / left information for determining whether or not it is captured by the objective optical system 21R, 21L for the left eye is provided.

The operation of the stereoscopic endoscope imaging information recording apparatus 20 configured as described above will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 and 2. For example, the stereoscopic endoscope 23 inserted in the body cavity is
The optical images of the object captured by the right-eye and left-eye objective optical systems 21R and 21L provided at the tip of the insertion portion are converted into electric signals by the solid-state imaging devices 22R and 22L, and the processor 25
To transmit. Then, the optical image of the target captured by the objective optical system 21R for the right eye and the optical image of the target captured by the objective optical system 21L for the left eye are displayed on the monitor screen.

On a monitor (not shown) provided in the photo-taking device 27, for example, an optical image of the object captured by the objective optical system 21R for the right eye is always displayed. That is, the surgeon operates the objective optical system 21 for the left eye.
When an optical image of the object captured by L is required, a signal is sent from the processor 25 to the selection circuit 26 so that the objective optical system 2 for the left eye can be displayed on the monitor of the photographing device 27.
An optical image of the object captured by 1 L is displayed.

Therefore, when the surgeon observes the monitor 29 while operating the stereoscopic endoscope 23 to find a desired site to be examined and records and records this site, the image capturing and recording section 2 is used.
The right and left information is recorded in the magnetic recording area 32 of the mounted film 30 so that the objective optical system can recognize which optical image is captured through the information input means (not shown) of FIG. The optical image of the
To shoot.

In order to capture the optical images of both objects captured by the right-eye objective optical system 21R and the left-eye objective optical system 21L, first, the optical images captured by the right-eye objective optical system 21R are taken. Photographing and information recording are performed, and the selection circuit 26 is used to switch the image displayed on the photographic device 27 to an optical image captured by the objective optical system 21L for the left eye to perform photographing and information recording.

As described above, the stereoscopic endoscope imaging information recording apparatus can simultaneously record the endoscopic image of the object and the right / left information of the observed region. Therefore, when observing and diagnosing a site to be examined by projecting a captured endoscopic image, the desired endoscopic image can be quickly and quickly reproduced by reproducing the magnetic recording information in the magnetic recording area of the film. Since it can be taken out with certainty, it is possible to greatly improve the work efficiency and prevent accidents such as misdiagnosis without bothering the operator.

The information recorded in the magnetic recording area 32 can be modified or added (diagnosis date, patient name, observation site, findings, etc.) freely by using an information input means (not shown).

FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing the outline of the overall configuration of the stereoscopic endoscope imaging information recording apparatus 20 according to the second embodiment of the present invention. In the present embodiment, the stereoscopic endoscope 23 used in the stereoscopic endoscope imaging information recording device 20 is provided with a pair of right and left objective optical systems 2R1 and 21L and solid-state image pickup devices 22R and 22L of the first embodiment. In place of the stereoscopic endoscope 23 provided with a single objective optical system 21a, optical path splitting means 40, and right / left solid-state image pickup devices 22R and 22L as shown in FIG.
The stereoscopic endoscope 23a configured by is used.

That is, as shown in the figure, in this stereoscopic endoscope 23a, an observation image transmitted through an optical path from one objective optical system 21a arranged at the distal end of the stereoscopic endoscope insertion portion is used as an optical path dividing means. Pupil division prism 4 arranged as 40
The first reflection surfaces 41a and 41b are totally reflected to divide into right and left optical images having parallax. Then, the left and right optical images split left and right by the pupil splitting prism 41 are reflected by the reflection mirror 4.
The optical paths are refracted by 2a and 42b to form images on the right and left solid-state image pickup devices 22R and 22L, respectively. Electrically converted to signal lines 24R, 24L
The image based on the left and right video signals is transmitted to the processor 25 via the to reproduce the video on the video reproduction screen of the monitor 29 to enable stereoscopic display.

As described above, by using the stereoscopic endoscope constructed by disposing the pupil dividing means and the like in the stereoscopic endoscope photographing information recording device, the single optical path of the objective optical system is divided into the pupil dividing means. The right and left optical images are split by the pupil splitting prism, and the split right and left optical images are formed on the respective image sensors. In addition, the occurrence of variations in focus, magnification, etc. is eliminated. This eliminates the need to individually focus or adjust the magnification between the left and right imaging optical systems as in the case where two sets of left and right imaging optical systems are provided. It is possible to simplify the focusing operation when the left and right optical images are photographed by the photographing device, and further improve the workability.

Further, it is possible to reduce the diameter of the stereoscopic endoscope insertion portion.

FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram showing a schematic structure of a photographing device 27 and a photographing recording unit 28 according to a modification of the first and second embodiments of the present invention. As shown in the figure, in this embodiment, the optical image of the object displayed on the monitor 27a of the photographic device 27 and the record related to the object are recorded on the film 30, and at the same time, the record related to the object is recorded. An external storage device 35 for saving is provided. The other structure is the same as that of the above embodiment.

Thus, by simultaneously recording the information related to the object in both the magnetic recording area of the film and the external recording device, even if the information related to the object disappears from the film, an optical image is obtained. Information related to the object photographed in the recording area can be obtained from the external recording device 35. Other functions and effects are similar to those of the above-mentioned embodiment.

A floppy disk or a magnetic tape is used as the external storage device.

[0030]

As described above, according to the present invention, the workability and the accuracy of diagnosis can be improved by reliably managing the film on which the optical image of the object observed by the stereoscopic endoscope is taken. It is possible to provide a stereoscopic endoscope imaging information recording device for improving the information.

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FIG. 1 and FIG. 2 relate to a first embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram showing an outline of an overall configuration of a stereoscopic endoscope imaging information recording apparatus.

FIG. 2 is an explanatory view showing a part of a film used in a stereoscopic endoscope imaging information recording device.

FIG. 3 is a configuration diagram showing an outline of an overall configuration of a stereoscopic endoscope imaging information recording apparatus according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram showing a schematic configuration of a photographing device and a recording unit according to modified examples of the first embodiment and the second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing a schematic configuration of a conventional stereoscopic endoscope device.

[Explanation of Codes] 20 ... Stereoscopic endoscope imaging information recording device 23 ... Stereoscopic endoscope 26 ... Selection circuit 27 ... Display unit (photographing device) 28 ... Recording unit (photographing recording unit)

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[Claims] 1. A stereoscopic endoscope for generating an optical image of a pair of right and left objects having parallax, and a processor for processing an optical image of a pair of right and left objects of the stereoscopic endoscope. A selection circuit for selecting either the right or left optical image via the display circuit, a display unit for displaying the optical image of the target object selected by the selection circuit, and an optical image of the target object displayed on the display unit. A stereoscopic endoscope imaging information recording apparatus, comprising: a recording unit that records an image and right / left selection information of the optical image on a film.