Endoscopy device comprising an endoscopy capsule or an endoscopy head with an image recording device, and imaging method for such an endoscopy device
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1. An endoscopy device comprising:
- an endoscopy capsule or head;
an image recording device provided in the capsule or head, to record images along an optical axis of the image recording device, the image recording device recording images of a hollow organ or vessel of an animal, from an interior of the hollow organ or vessel; and
a rotation device provided at the capsule or head to rotate the capsule or head about a rotation axis, the optical axis of the image recording device being at an angle to the rotation axis.
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Abstract
An endoscopy capsule or and endoscopy head has an image recording device for recording image from the interior of a hollow or vessel of the human or animal body. The capsule or head is rotatable. The optical axis of the image recording device is at an angle to the rotation axis during the rotation, making it possible, by digital reprocessing, to combine stroboscopically recorded individual images into a plane or relief-type, redundancy-free single image and to present (completely) an inner section of the hollow organ.
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1. An endoscopy device comprising:
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an endoscopy capsule or head;
an image recording device provided in the capsule or head, to record images along an optical axis of the image recording device, the image recording device recording images of a hollow organ or vessel of an animal, from an interior of the hollow organ or vessel; and
a rotation device provided at the capsule or head to rotate the capsule or head about a rotation axis, the optical axis of the image recording device being at an angle to the rotation axis. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 24, 25, 26)
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23. An imaging method for an endoscopy device, comprising:
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recording a sequence of individual images from a rotating endoscopy capsule or head positioned within a hollow organ or vessel of an animal, the images being captured along an optical axis by an image recording device which is rotating about a rotation axis, the optical axis being at an angle to the rotation axis;
transmitting image data from the individual images to a receiving and evaluating device;
combining the individual images to generate a flat image representation showing an entire recorded area of the organ or vessel; and
outputting the flat image representation on a monitor. - View Dependent Claims (27)
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