An image processing apparatus and an image processing method which can improve efficiency of observation by a user are provided. The image processing apparatus of the present invention includes an image inputting unit configured to input a medical image including a plurality of color signals (S1,S2)； a determining unit (S5,S6) configured to determine whether the biological mucosa is sufficiently captured in the inputted medical image or not； and a controlling unit configured to control at least either of display or storage of the medical image based on the determination result in the determining unit.
