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Method and apparatus for reflective glare removal in digital photography useful in cervical cancer detection

  • US 6,088,612 A
  • Filed: 04/04/1997
  • Issued: 07/11/2000
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/04/1997
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. An apparatus for glare removal in digital imaging of a cervix, comprising:

  • a. digital camera operable to create at least first and second digital images of a portion of the cervix, the digital images having substantially the same field of view;

    b. lights associated with the camera for illuminating the cervix with light pulses emitted from at least two locations,said lights operable to synchronize the emission of the pulses so that the cervix is illuminated with a first pulse for the creation of the first image and the cervix is illuminated with a second pulse for the creation of the second image,first glare and first non-glare regions created by the first pulse in the first image, each of said first glare and first non-glare regions comprising at least one digital element,second glare and second non-glare regions created by the second pulse in the second image;

    each of said second glare and second non-glare regions comprising at least one digital element, andc. digital processing means operable to create a glare-free digital composite image by replacing the at least one digital element of the glare region of the first image with the corresponding at least one digital element from the non-glare region of the second image.

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