PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an optical scanning observation system capable of minimizing the time required until an image is displayed after power is turned on.SOLUTION: The optical scanning observation system comprises: an endoscope for scanning a subject with illumination light emitted from a light source unit and receiving return light a first storage unit mounted on the main body device to which the endoscope is connectable, and storing reference scanning positional information indicative of an illumination light projection position which is used as the reference position to scan the subject through a predetermined scanning path a second storage unit mounted in the endoscope, and storing differential scanning positional information indicative of the differential value between the illumination light projection position which has been used to scan the subject by the endoscope through the predetermined scanning path and the illumination light projection position contained in the reference scanning positional information a third storage unit mounted on the main body device, and storing scanning positional information for correction obtained on the basis of the reference scanning positional information and the differential scanning positional information and an image generation unit for generating an image according the return light, using the scanning positional information for correction.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1COPYRIGHT: (C)2016,JPO&INPIT【課題】電源投入時から画像が表示されるまでに要する時間を極力短縮可能な光走査型観察システムを提供する。【解決手段】光走査型観察システムは、光源部から発せられる照明光により被写体を走査して戻り光を受光する内視鏡と、内視鏡を接続可能な本体装置に設けられ、被写体を所定の走査経路で走査する際の基準となる照明光の照射位置を示す基準走査位置情報が格納される第1の記憶部と、内視鏡に設けられ、内視鏡を用いて被写体を所定の走査経路で走査した際の照明光の照射位置と、基準走査位置情報に含まれる照明光の照射位置と、の差分値を示す差分走査位置情報が格納される第2の記憶部と、本体装置に設けられ、基準走査位置情報及び差分走査位置情報に基づいて取得された補正用走査位置情報が格納される第3の記憶部と、補正用走査位置情報を用いて戻り光に応じた画像を生成する画像生成部と、を有する。【選択図】図1
