DIAGNOSTIC ENDOSCOPIC IMAGING SUPPORT APPARATUS AND METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM ON WHICH IS RECORDED DIAGNOSTIC ENDOSCOPIC IMAGING SUPPORT PROGRAM
A diagnostic endoscopic imaging support apparatus includes a three-dimensional image data obtaining section that obtains three-dimensional image data of a subject, a tubular tissue shape data obtaining section that extracts and obtains tubular tissue shape data representing a shape of a tubular tissue in the subject from the three-dimensional image data obtained by the three-dimensional image data obtaining section, an endoscope route data obtaining section that obtains endoscope route data representing a route of an endoscope inserted into the subject, and a matching section that performs matching between the tubular tissue shape data and the endoscope route data.