Endoscope inserting direction detecting method

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2007-03-16

2010-10-12

Leubecker, John P (Department: 3739)

Surgery

Endoscope

With means for indicating position, depth or condition of...

C600S118000, C600S103000, C600S109000

Reexamination Certificate

active

07811226

ABSTRACT:
An endoscope inserting direction detecting method includes receiving an endoscopic image, sampling pixels, which represent high densities, from data of the endoscopic image, defining an approximate expression for providing an approximate state of a distribution of sampling-pixels, evaluating a difference between a state of distribution of the sampling-pixels and a result of an approximation based on the approximate expression, and determining an endoscope inserting direction, in which an endoscope should be inserted, on the basis of a result of and evaluation of the fourth step.

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