PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a small and compact video camera which is used for a blood vessel image picking-up apparatus.SOLUTION: This video camera 4 includes a housing 41, a circuit board 42 for controlling which is installed in the housing 41, a circuit board 43 for illumination, and an image picking-up sensor 42A. In this case, the circuit board 43 for illumination is installed in the housing 41 by placing a specified gap to the circuit board 42 for controlling. The image picking-up sensor 42A is mounted on one surface of the circuit board 42 for controlling, i.e., the surface facing the circuit board 43 for illumination. On the circuit board 43 for illumination, an opening section is formed at a location facing the image picking-up sensor 42A. The video camera 4 is further equipped with a cylindrical shading body 46 which is installed on the surface of the circuit board 42 in a manner to cover the surroundings of the image picking-up sensor 42A, and in addition, to project from the opening section, and a mirror cylinder 48 which is fitted in the cylindrical shading body 46 from the distal end.COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT【課題】血管撮像装置に用いられるビデオカメラであって、小型でかつコンパクトなビデオカメラを提供する。【解決手段】ビデオカメラ4は、ハウジング41と、このハウジング41内に設けられた制御用回路基板42と、この制御用回路基板42に対して所定の間隔を置いてハウジング11内に設けられた照明用回路基板43と、制御用回路基板42の一方の表面、即ち照明用回路基板43と向かい合う表面に搭載された撮像センサ42Aとを具備し、照明用回路基板43には撮像センサ42Aと向かい合う箇所に開口部が形成される。ビデオカメラ4は、更に、制御用回路基板42の上述の表面に撮像センサ42Aの周囲を覆うようにしかも上述の開口部を突出するように設けられた筒状遮光体46と、この筒状遮光体46内にその先端から装着され鏡筒48とを具備する。【選択図】 図4
