Abstract
Image processing of endoscopic pictures of the stomach taken with electronic endoscope (Olympus GIF-V10Z, magnify type videoimage endoscope) was attempted by the authors using the real time color image processor and the microcomputer. First, we tried the abstraction of surface patterns of gastric polypoid lesions by using the image processor. Laplasian operator of green color image was very effective method for the abstraction of surface patterns of gastric lesions. Second, we tried the numeration of these patterns of gastric mucosa by image processing, aiming for making automatic diagnosis of gastric disorders. To evaluate the clinical significance of these results, however, further comparative studies using the endoscopic pictures and its histopathological results are recommended. We consider that the electronic endoscopy with image processing of endoscopic pictures will replace the magnify fiberscope, and it will be very usefull and effective for more detailed diagnosis of the gastric disorders.
