Single-chip sensor multi-function imaging
First Claim
1. A system comprising:
- an image capture unit including a single-chip image capture sensor with a color filter array,wherein the single-chip image capture sensor is configured to capture a frame of pixel data comprising a first set of pixel data and a second set of pixel data,wherein the first set of pixel data comprises a first combined scene including a fluorescence scene component, andwherein the second set of pixel data comprises a second combined scene including a combination of a visible color component scene and the fluorescence scene component;
a scene processing module configured to;
receive the first set of pixel data comprising the first combined scene and the second set of pixel data comprising the second combined scene,extract a display fluorescence scene component from the first combined scene,extract a display visible scene component from the second combined scene, andgenerate a plurality of weighted combinations of the display fluorescence scene component and the display visible scene component; and
a display unit connected to the scene processing module to receive the plurality of weighted combinations, and configured to generate from the plurality of weighted combinations a displayed scene including a highlighted scene component corresponding to the fluorescence scene component and a reduced color scene component.
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Abstract
Mixed mode imaging is implemented using a single-chip image capture sensor with a color filter array. The single-chip image capture sensor captures a frame including a first set of pixel data and a second set of pixel data. The first set of pixel data includes a first combined scene, and the second set of pixel data includes a second combined scene. The first combined scene is a first weighted combination of a fluorescence scene component and a visible scene component due to the leakage of a color filter array. The second combined scene includes a second weighted combination of the fluorescence scene component and the visible scene component. Two display scene components are extracted from the captured pixel data in the frame and presented on a display unit.
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15 Claims
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1. A system comprising:
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an image capture unit including a single-chip image capture sensor with a color filter array, wherein the single-chip image capture sensor is configured to capture a frame of pixel data comprising a first set of pixel data and a second set of pixel data, wherein the first set of pixel data comprises a first combined scene including a fluorescence scene component, and wherein the second set of pixel data comprises a second combined scene including a combination of a visible color component scene and the fluorescence scene component; a scene processing module configured to; receive the first set of pixel data comprising the first combined scene and the second set of pixel data comprising the second combined scene, extract a display fluorescence scene component from the first combined scene, extract a display visible scene component from the second combined scene, and generate a plurality of weighted combinations of the display fluorescence scene component and the display visible scene component; and a display unit connected to the scene processing module to receive the plurality of weighted combinations, and configured to generate from the plurality of weighted combinations a displayed scene including a highlighted scene component corresponding to the fluorescence scene component and a reduced color scene component. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method comprising:
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receiving a frame captured by a single-chip image capture sensor having a color filter array, wherein the frame comprises a first set of pixel data and a second set of pixel data, wherein the first set of pixel data comprises a first combined scene including a fluorescence scene component, and wherein the second set of pixel data comprises a second combined scene including a combination of a visible color component scene and the fluorescence scene component; extracting a display fluorescence scene component from the first combined scene; extracting a display visible scene component from the second combined scene; generating a plurality of weighted combinations of the display fluorescence scene component and the display visible scene component; and generating from the plurality of weighted combinations a displayed scene including a highlighted scene component corresponding to the fluorescence scene component and a reduced color scene component. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15)
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