Apparatus and method for controlling a multi-color output of an image of a medical object
First Claim
1. A method for controlling a multi-color output of an image of a medical object for assisting medical personnel, comprising the following steps:
- illuminating the medical object with light with an illumination spectrum;
acquiring actual image data for a group of one or more color channels by means of an image sensor;
acquiring at least one reference image data for an additional color channel by illuminating one or more reference objects with white light or light with another predetermined spectrum;
correlating, using a processor, the one or more reference images and the actual image data;
generating, using the processor, image information concerning the additional color channel based upon the ascertained correlation; and
controlling an image output apparatus for multi-color output of the image, depending on the actual acquired image data and the generated image information for the additional color channel.
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Abstract
In a method for controlling a multi-color output of an image of a medical object for assisting medical personnel, the medical object is illuminated with light with an illumination spectrum. By means of an image sensor, image data are acquired for a group of one or more color channels. Image information concerning an additional color channel, which is not among the group of one or more color channels, is generated depending on the acquired image data. An image output device for multi-color output of the image is controlled depending on the acquired image data and the acquired image information.
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14 Claims
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1. A method for controlling a multi-color output of an image of a medical object for assisting medical personnel, comprising the following steps:
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illuminating the medical object with light with an illumination spectrum; acquiring actual image data for a group of one or more color channels by means of an image sensor; acquiring at least one reference image data for an additional color channel by illuminating one or more reference objects with white light or light with another predetermined spectrum; correlating, using a processor, the one or more reference images and the actual image data; generating, using the processor, image information concerning the additional color channel based upon the ascertained correlation; and controlling an image output apparatus for multi-color output of the image, depending on the actual acquired image data and the generated image information for the additional color channel. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A non-transitory computer readable medium storing a computer program with program code for executing or controlling a method comprising the steps of:
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illuminating the medical object with light with an illumination spectrum; acquiring actual image data for a group of one or more color channels by means of an image sensor; acquiring at least one reference image data for an additional color channel by illuminating one or more reference objects with white light or light with another predetermined spectrum; correlating, using a processor, the one or more reference images and the actual image data; generating, using the processor, image information concerning the additional color channel based upon the ascertained correlation; and controlling an image output apparatus for multi-color output of the image, depending on the actual acquired image data and the generated image information for the additional color channel.
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13. An apparatus for controlling a multi-color output of an image of a medical object, the apparatus comprising:
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an illumination device for illuminating the medical object with light with an illumination spectrum and for illuminating one or more reference objects with white light or light with another predetermined spectrum; one or more image sensors for acquiring actual image data for a group of one or more color channels and for acquiring at least one reference image data for an additional color channel; a processor for correlating the one or more reference images and the actual image data and to generate the image information concerning the additional color channel based upon the ascertained correlation; and a control for controlling an image output device for multi-color output of the image depending on the actual acquired image data and the generated image information for the additional color channel. - View Dependent Claims (14)
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