Method and apparatus for acquiring image of internal...

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2011-06-28

2011-06-28

Mariam, Daniel G (Department: 2624)

Image analysis

Image transformation or preprocessing

Selecting a portion of an image

C382S190000

Reexamination Certificate

active

07970238

ABSTRACT:
An apparatus for acquiring an internal-structure image of an object from a plurality of images of the object photographed by a photographing unit includes a control unit that controls the photographing unit to obtain the images under different photographing conditions; and an extracting unit that extracts a portion common to the images as the internal-structure image.

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