WO2015019957A1 - 内視鏡システム、内視鏡システムの作動方法 - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to an endoscope system including an endoscope and a laser probe inserted into an endoscope channel, and an operation method of the endoscope system.
- a treatment instrument is inserted through a channel provided in the endoscope, and the distal end of the treatment instrument protrudes from the distal end of the endoscope to perform the treatment.
- Japanese Unexamined Patent Application Publication No. 2002-125926 describes a technique for detecting that a treatment tool protrudes from the scope tip by a sensor such as a photo interrupter.
- the detection result is used for image magnification control.
- Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2008-212349 discloses a forceps roller disposed at a proximal end portion of a forceps channel, a forceps encoder for detecting a rotation angle of the forceps roller, and a rotation from the forceps encoder.
- a technique is described that includes a forceps detection device that detects the protrusion and depression of a forceps from the tip of a forceps channel based on angle data.
- the detection result is used for, for example, an animation display of the protruding state of the forceps.
- the publication describes a technique for shifting to a stop mode and prohibiting the application of high-frequency current to the treatment instrument when the detection result is not protruding.
- Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2006-218771 discloses a technique for determining that a treatment tool is located near a target site when a signal having a predetermined luminance value or more is detected in a predetermined region within an observation field. Is described. In the technique described in the publication, the determination result is used as a trigger for starting recording.
- some treatment tools are provided with a treatment section at the tip for treating the subject by applying energy to the subject.
- a laser probe is described in the above-mentioned Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2002-125926, and the above-mentioned Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2002-125926 and Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2008-212349.
- the gazette describes a high-frequency treatment instrument.
- an operation of lithotripsy with a laser is given.
- the laser probe in particular, in the state where the probe tip does not protrude from the scope tip, for example, in the state of being in the channel, the inside of the channel or endoscope May cause damage. For this reason, when using a laser probe through a channel, it is desired to ensure safety so as not to damage the endoscope.
- an endoscope may perform observation in a plurality of observation modes.
- observation modes include a white light observation mode, an NBI observation mode, and a fluorescence observation mode.
- the illumination light emitted to the subject is emitted with different hues depending on in which observation mode the observation is performed. For example, in the white light observation mode, red (R) illumination light, green (G) illumination light, and blue (B) illumination light are emitted, and in the NBI observation mode, narrowband blue light and narrowband green light that are easily absorbed by hemoglobin. Are emitted, and so on.
- the pixel value of the image portion in which the treatment tool is captured is also different, so that when detecting that the treatment tool protrudes by image analysis, the detection accuracy is considered to decrease. Therefore, there is also a demand for a technique that can accurately detect a treatment instrument in an image even if the hue of illumination light is different.
- the present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and is an endoscope system and endoscope that can detect a laser probe in an image accurately without depending on illumination light and can use the laser probe more safely. It aims to provide a method of operating the system.
- An endoscope system includes an insertion unit that is inserted into a subject, and first illumination light or second illumination light having a different hue from the first illumination light to the subject.
- An illumination unit that emits light
- an objective optical system provided at the distal end of the insertion unit, an imaging unit that captures an optical image of the subject imaged by the objective optical system, and a distal end of the insertion unit
- a channel provided in the insertion portion so as to have a channel opening, a laser probe inserted in the channel and having an irradiation portion for outputting a laser to the subject in a distal end region, and illumination light emitted from the illumination portion Obtained by the hue range setting unit that sets a hue range that can be estimated as the hue of the laser probe according to whether the light is the first illumination light or the second illumination light, and the imaging result of the imaging unit Color picture
- An image analysis unit that detects a portion of the hue range in the image and a determination that the irradiation unit of the laser probe protrudes from the
- An operation method of an endoscope system includes an insertion portion that is inserted into a subject, an objective optical system provided at a distal end portion of the insertion portion, and a distal end portion of the insertion portion.
- a method of operating an endoscope system comprising: a channel provided in the insertion portion so as to have a channel opening; and a laser probe inserted in the channel and having an irradiation portion in a distal end region that outputs a laser to the subject.
- the illumination unit emits the first illumination light or the second illumination light having a different hue from the first illumination light to the subject, and the imaging unit is configured by the objective optical system.
- a hue range setting step for setting a hue range that can be estimated to be a hue of the image, and an image in which the image analysis unit detects a portion of the hue range in a color image obtained from an imaging result of the imaging unit The analysis step and the control unit determine that the irradiation unit of the laser probe protrudes from the channel opening only when the portion of the hue range is detected by the image analysis step, and the laser probe is moved to the laser probe. And a control step for permitting the output of.
- region for detecting a laser probe in the said Embodiment 1 is set according to the kind of endoscope.
- 3 is a flowchart showing the operation of the endoscope system in the first embodiment.
- FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of an endoscope system.
- the endoscope system 1 includes an endoscope 2, a system control device 3, a laser device 4, a laser probe 5, and a monitor 6.
- the endoscope 2 has an elongated insertion portion 21 extending from the operation portion 22 on the hand side toward the distal end side for insertion into the subject.
- the illumination unit 23, the objective optical system 24, and the imaging unit 25 are disposed at the distal end of the insertion unit 21.
- the illumination unit 23 includes a plurality of types of illumination light having different hues (of these multiple types of illumination light, any one type of illumination light is the first illumination light, and any other one type of illumination light is the second. Of the illumination light) is emitted to the subject.
- the objective optical system 24 forms an optical image of the illuminated subject.
- the imaging unit 25 captures an optical image of the subject imaged by the objective optical system 24, and includes, for example, an imaging element in which a plurality of pixels are arranged.
- a color image is obtained as an imaging result. That is, when the image pickup unit 25 includes a single-plate color image pickup device (when it is a simultaneous method), a color image is obtained by one image pickup, and when the image pickup unit 25 is a frame sequential method, multiple times. One color image is obtained based on the imaging results (for example, three times).
- the insertion portion 21 is provided with a channel 26 for inserting the treatment tool from the proximal side to the distal end side so as to have a channel opening (hereinafter referred to as a distal opening) at the distal end portion of the insertion portion 21.
- a channel opening hereinafter referred to as a distal opening
- the operation unit 22 of the endoscope 2 is provided with a storage unit 27 that stores endoscope type information such as a scope ID.
- the endoscope 2 as described above is connected to and controlled by the system control device 3.
- the system control device 3 includes an illumination control unit 31, an image processing unit 32 including an image analysis unit 33, an input operation unit 34, a control unit 35, and a hue range setting unit 36.
- the illumination control unit 31 controls the emission / non-emission of illumination light from the illumination unit 23, the amount of illumination light at the time of emission, and the like, and performs light emission control according to the observation mode described later.
- the hue range setting unit 36 determines a hue range that can be estimated as the hue of the laser probe 5 depending on whether the illumination light emitted from the illumination unit 23 is the first illumination light or the second illumination light. Set.
- the image processing unit 32 performs image processing such as color balance adjustment, gamma conversion, color conversion, and conversion to a signal format for display on the monitor 6 on the image output from the imaging unit 25 and outputs the image to the monitor 6. Is.
- the image analysis unit 33 included in the image processing unit 32 analyzes the image and detects the image portion of the laser probe 5 in the color image obtained from the imaging result of the imaging unit 25. Specifically, the image analysis unit 33 analyzes a color image and detects a portion of the hue range set by the hue range setting unit 36 in the image.
- the input operation unit 34 is for performing operation input to the system control device 3, and is capable of performing operations such as turning on / off the power supply and setting the observation mode.
- the observation modes that can be set in the endoscope system 1 are the white light observation mode and the NBI observation mode, but other observation modes may be set. Absent.
- the control unit 35 controls the illumination control unit 31 so that the illumination unit 23 emits the kind of illumination light corresponding to the set observation mode.
- the control unit 35 determines that the laser probe 5 protrudes from the tip opening of the channel 26 only when the image analysis unit 33 detects a portion of the hue range that can be estimated to be the hue of the laser probe 5. Then, the laser probe 5 is allowed to output the laser. Therefore, when the control unit 35 determines that the laser probe 5 does not protrude from the tip opening of the channel 26, the laser output by the laser probe 5 is prohibited. Further, the control unit 35 sets and sets the detection area SA (see FIG. 2) in the image of the laser probe 5 protruding from the distal end opening of the channel 26 based on the endoscope type information acquired from the storage unit 27. Only the detected area SA is controlled to cause the image analysis unit 33 to detect the hue range.
- the laser probe 5 is inserted into the channel 26 of the endoscope 2 and includes an irradiation unit 51 for outputting a laser to the subject at the distal end region.
- the tip region of the laser probe 5 refers to a certain region in the vicinity of the tip of the laser probe 5, and includes, for example, one that irradiates the laser to the side.
- the laser device 4 controls the laser output from the irradiation unit 51.
- the monitor 6 is a color display device that is connected to the system control device 3 and displays an endoscope image processed by the image processing unit 32 and various types of information related to the endoscope system 1.
- FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing the operation of the endoscope system.
- the processing shown in FIG. 7 is called and executed from a main control processing routine for controlling the system control device 3 (or the entire endoscope system 1), for example.
- step S1 it is detected whether or not the endoscope 2 is connected to the system control device 3 (step S1).
- control unit 35 acquires endoscope type information from the storage unit 27 of the endoscope 2 (step S2).
- FIG. 2 is a diagram for explaining a state in which the detection area SA for detecting the laser probe 5 is set in accordance with the type of the endoscope 2.
- reference numeral 6a indicates a screen of the monitor 6
- reference numeral 6b indicates an image display area for displaying an endoscopic image on the monitor screen 6a.
- the endoscope 2 Since the positional relationship among the objective optical system 24 and the imaging unit 25 and the opening of the channel 26 is determined according to the type, the endoscope 2 has any orientation (0 to 0 in FIG. 2) in the image display area 6b. Whether or not the laser probe 5 is displayed in the image is determined in advance (in the example shown in FIG. 2, the laser probe 5 is displayed in the image from the direction indicated by the number 5). Will come).
- control unit 35 sets the detection area SA in the image of the laser probe 5 protruding from the distal end opening of the channel 26 based on the endoscope type information acquired in step S2 (step S3). At this time, the control unit 35 controls the image analysis unit 33 to detect the hue range only for the set detection area SA.
- the detection area SA is set in order to reduce the processing load and perform the detection of the laser probe 5 at high speed.
- the processing in step S3 is omitted and the entire image is set as the detection area. Of course it is possible.
- control unit 35 controls the laser device 4 so as to prohibit the laser output from the irradiation unit 51 (step S4).
- control part 35 acquires the observation mode currently set to the system control apparatus 3 (step S5), and the illumination light of the hue according to observation mode is given to the illumination part 23 via the illumination control part 31.
- FIG. The light is emitted (illumination step), and the imaging unit 25 is caused to capture an optical image of the subject (imaging step).
- the hue range setting unit 36 determines an endoscopic image based on the type of illumination light corresponding to the set observation mode and the surface color of at least the tip of the laser probe 5.
- a hue range that can be estimated to be the hue of the laser probe 5 obtained as follows is set (step S6) (hue range setting step).
- FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an example of the image of the laser probe 5 in the white light observation mode
- FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example of the image of the laser probe 5 in the NBI observation mode
- FIG. 5 is set in the white light observation mode
- FIG. 6 is a diagram showing an example of the hue range of the laser probe 5 set in the NBI observation mode.
- red (R) illumination light, green (G) illumination light, and blue (B) illumination light are emitted, and when the light quantity balance of each color light is emitted simultaneously, the white light is emitted. It is a balance that composes.
- the hue range setting unit 36 sets the yellow hue range as shown in the hatched portion of FIG. 5 as the hue range that can be estimated as the hue of the laser probe 5.
- the hue range setting unit 36 sets the red hue range as shown by the hatched portion in FIG. 6 as a hue range that can be estimated as the hue of the laser probe 5.
- Step S7 image analysis step. Specifically, the laser probe 5 is detected only when a predetermined number or more of all the pixels constituting the detection area SA are included in the hue range that can be estimated to be the hue of the laser probe 5. judge.
- the predetermined number or more is used for reliable detection, and when the laser probe 5 protrudes from the opening of the tip of the channel 26 by a necessary amount, the number of pixels of the predetermined number or more is detected. It is also considered to be.
- the contour may also be detected.
- the image analysis unit 33 detects the contour of a portion where pixels in a hue range that can be estimated to be the hue of the laser probe 5 from the detection area SA in the image, and includes the detected contour in the detected contour. It is determined whether there is a contour that approximates the contour of the tip of the laser probe 5. Then, the control unit 35 may determine that the laser probe 5 protrudes from the tip opening of the channel 26 only when there is an approximate contour. If such a configuration is further adopted, even when a hue portion similar to the hue of the laser probe 5 exists in the subject, the erroneous detection of the subject portion as the laser probe 5 is reduced, and the laser probe is reduced. 5 can be further improved.
- control unit 35 permits the laser output from the laser probe 5 to the laser device 4 (step S8) (control step). Return to the processing routine.
- the laser output is permitted only.
- the laser output is not performed in 26, so that the endoscope 2 can be prevented from being damaged and the safety can be improved.
- the detection of the projection of the laser probe 5 from the opening of the tip of the channel 26 is performed by image analysis, a dedicated sensor or the like is not necessary, and the weight and cost of the endoscope can be reduced. In addition, it is possible to avoid a situation in which the sensor fails and becomes undetectable. In addition, it is possible to easily check not only the presence or absence of the protrusion of the laser probe 5 but also the amount of protrusion from the tip opening of the channel 26.
- the detection is performed based on the hue, the laser probe 5 that is clearly different in hue from the subject such as a living body (or can be easily formed so that the hue is clearly different from that of the subject). It is possible to reliably detect a laser probe 5).
- the laser probe 5 can be highly accurate even when illumination light having a different hue is emitted. Can be detected.
- the processing load is reduced as compared with the case of detecting from the entire area of the image, Detection can be performed in a shorter time.
- the laser probe 5 in the image can be detected with high accuracy regardless of the illumination light, and the laser probe 5 can be used more safely.
- the endoscope system has been mainly described.
- an operation method for operating the endoscope system as described above may be used, and a process for causing the computer to operate the endoscope system as described above. It may be a program, a non-temporary recording medium readable by a computer for recording the processing program, or the like.
- the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment as it is, and can be embodied by modifying the constituent elements without departing from the scope of the invention in the implementation stage.
- various aspects of the invention can be formed by appropriately combining a plurality of components disclosed in the embodiment. For example, you may delete some components from all the components shown by embodiment.
- the constituent elements over different embodiments may be appropriately combined.
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図1から図7は本発明の実施形態1を示したものであり、図1は内視鏡システムの構成を示すブロック図である。
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- 被検体内に挿入される挿入部と、
前記被検体へ第1の照明光または前記第1の照明光とは色相の異なる第2の照明光を出射する照明部と、
前記挿入部の先端部に設けられた対物光学系と、
前記対物光学系により結像される前記被検体の光学像を撮像する撮像部と、
前記挿入部の先端部にチャンネル開口を有するように前記挿入部内に設けられたチャンネルと、
前記チャンネルに挿通され、前記被検体へレーザを出力する照射部を先端領域に有するレーザプローブと、
前記照明部から出射された照明光が第1の照明光または第2の照明光の何れであるかに応じて前記レーザプローブの色相であると推定し得る色相範囲を設定する色相範囲設定部と、
前記撮像部の撮像結果により得られたカラーの画像の中における前記色相範囲の部分を検出する画像解析部と、
前記画像解析部により前記色相範囲の部分が検出された場合にのみ、前記レーザプローブの前記照射部が前記チャンネル開口から突出したと判定して前記レーザプローブに前記レーザの出力を許可する制御部と、
を具備したことを特徴とする内視鏡システム。 - 前記内視鏡は、内視鏡種別情報を記憶する記憶部をさらに有し、
前記制御部は、前記内視鏡種別情報に基づいて、前記チャンネル開口から突出される前記レーザプローブの前記画像における検出領域を設定し、設定した前記検出領域のみについて前記画像解析部に前記色相範囲の検出を行わせるようにさらに制御することを特徴とする請求項1に記載の内視鏡システム。 - 前記画像解析部は、さらに、前記画像の中から前記色相範囲の画素が連続する部分の輪郭を検出し、検出した輪郭の中に前記レーザプローブの先端部の輪郭に近似する輪郭が存在するか否かを判定し、
前記制御部は、さらに、前記近似する輪郭が存在する場合にのみ、前記レーザプローブが前記チャンネル開口から突出したと判定して前記レーザプローブに前記レーザの出力を許可することを特徴とする請求項1に記載の内視鏡システム。 - 被検体内に挿入される挿入部と、
前記挿入部の先端部に設けられた対物光学系と、
前記挿入部の先端部にチャンネル開口を有するように前記挿入部内に設けられたチャンネルと、
前記チャンネルに挿通され、前記被検体へレーザを出力する照射部を先端領域に有するレーザプローブと、
を備える内視鏡システムの作動方法であって、
照明部が、前記被検体へ第1の照明光または前記第1の照明光とは色相の異なる第2の照明光を出射する照明ステップと、
撮像部が、前記対物光学系により結像される前記被検体の光学像を撮像する撮像ステップと、
色相範囲設定部が、前記照明部から出射された照明光が第1の照明光または第2の照明光の何れであるかに応じて前記レーザプローブの色相であると推定し得る色相範囲を設定する色相範囲設定ステップと、
画像解析部が、前記撮像部の撮像結果により得られたカラーの画像の中における前記色相範囲の部分を検出する画像解析ステップと、
制御部が、前記画像解析ステップにより前記色相範囲の部分が検出された場合にのみ、前記レーザプローブの前記照射部が前記チャンネル開口から突出したと判定して前記レーザプローブに前記レーザの出力を許可する制御ステップと、
を有することを特徴とする内視鏡システムの作動方法。
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