Imaging System for Three-Dimensional Observation of an Operative Site
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1. An endoscopic imaging system for observation of an operative site within a volume located inside the body of an animal, comprising:
- Image capture means intended to provide information on the operative site,Processing means to process data provided by the image capture means,Display means to display data processed by the processing means,wherein;
The image capture means comprises at least two image capture devices that are independent and mobile relative to one another, the image capture devices being intended to be positioned inside the volume, and;
The processing means comprises computing means to obtain three-dimensional data on the observed operative site based on data received from the image capture devices, and reconstruction means to reconstruct a three-dimensional image of a region of interest in the operative site based on the obtained three-dimensional data.
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Abstract
The invention relates to an endoscopic imaging system for observation of an operative site (2) inside a volume (1) located inside the body of an animal, comprising:
- Image capture means (3) intended to provide data on the operative site (2),
- Processing means (4) to process data derived from the image capture means,
- Display means (5) displaying data processed by the processing means (4), characterized in that: The image capture means (3) comprise at least two image capture devices that are independent and mobile relative to one another, the image capture devices being intended to be positioned inside the volume (1), and in that:
- The processing means (4) comprise computing means to obtain three-dimensional data on the observed operative site (2) from data provided by the image capture devices, and means to reconstruct a three-dimensional image of a region of interest of the operative site from the three-dimensional data obtained.
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1. An endoscopic imaging system for observation of an operative site within a volume located inside the body of an animal, comprising:
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Image capture means intended to provide information on the operative site, Processing means to process data provided by the image capture means, Display means to display data processed by the processing means, wherein; The image capture means comprises at least two image capture devices that are independent and mobile relative to one another, the image capture devices being intended to be positioned inside the volume, and; The processing means comprises computing means to obtain three-dimensional data on the observed operative site based on data received from the image capture devices, and reconstruction means to reconstruct a three-dimensional image of a region of interest in the operative site based on the obtained three-dimensional data. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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