PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a processor for an electronic endoscope, obtainable of an endoscope image in which prescribed image processing for recessed part emphasis or the like is performed only to a prescribed area so as to facilitate the identification of an affected part.SOLUTION: The processor for the electronic endoscope includes an input means for receiving the specification of an area in the endoscope image, and an image processing means for performing image processing to the area of at least a part of the endoscope image. Only inside the area specified through the input means of the endoscope image, the prescribed image processing by the image processing means is performed.COPYRIGHT: (C)2012,JPO&INPIT【課題】患部の識別が容易となるように所定の領域のみに凹部強調の為等の所定の画像処理が行われた内視鏡画像を得ることが可能な電子内視鏡用プロセッサを提供する。【解決手段】電子内視鏡用プロセッサは、内視鏡画像中の領域の指定を受け付ける入力手段と、内視鏡画像の少なくとも一部の領域に画像処理を行う画像処理手段とを有し、内視鏡画像の、前記入力手段を介して指定された領域内のみに、画像処理手段による所定の画像処理が行われることを特徴とする。【選択図】 図2
