Systems and methods for processing electronic medical images to determine enhanced electronic medical images

A system for processing electronic images from a medical device, comprising:

• a data storage device storing instructions for processing electronic images;
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• a processor configured to execute the instructions to perform a method for processing electronic images, the method including:
• receiving a first image frame and a second image frame from a medical device;
• determining a region of interest by subtracting the first image frame from the second image frame, the region of interest corresponding to a visual obstruction in the first image frame and/or second image frame, the visual obstruction comprising a reflection, glare, piece of debris, and/or calculus;
• applying image processing to the first image frame and/or second image frame based on a comparison between a first area of the first image frame corresponding to the region of interest and a second area of the second image frame corresponding to the region of interest;
• providing the first image frame and/or second image frame for display to a user;
• receiving a third image frame from the medical device;
• determining a first pixel value associated with the first area of the first image frame corresponding to the region of interest;
• determining a second pixel value associated with the second area of the second image frame corresponding to the region of interest;
• determining a third pixel value associated with a third area of the third image frame;
• applying image processing to the second area of the second image frame corresponding to the region of interest, based on a comparison of the first pixel value, the second pixel value, and the third pixel value, to mitigate or eliminate the visual obstruction;
• determining a border of a predetermined thickness around the region of interest;
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• applying a color gradient across the border of the predetermined thickness around the region of interest.

A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing instructions that, when executed by a computer, cause the computer to perform a method for processing electronic images from a medical device, the method including:

• receiving a first image frame and a second image frame from a medical device;
• determining a region of interest by subtracting the first image frame from the second image frame, the region of interest corresponding to a visual obstruction in the first image frame and/or second image frame, the visual obstruction comprising a reflection, glare, piece of debris, and/or calculus;
• applying image processing to the first image frame and/or second image frame based on a comparison between a first area of the first image frame corresponding to the region of interest and a second area of the second image frame corresponding to the region of interest;
• providing the first image frame and/or second image frame for display to a user;
• receiving a third image frame from the medical device;
• determining a first pixel value associated with the first area of the first image frame corresponding to the region of interest;
• determining a second pixel value associated with the second area of the second image frame corresponding to the region of interest;
• determining a third pixel value associated with a third area of the third image frame;
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• applying image processing to the second area of the second image frame corresponding to the region of interest by:
• comparing the first pixel value, the second pixel value, and the third pixel value,
• determining a median pixel based on the comparison of the first pixel value, the second pixel value, and the third pixel value;
• upon determining that the first pixel value is the median pixel, replacing the second area of the second image frame corresponding to the region of interest with the first area of the first image frame corresponding to the region of interest;
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• upon determining that the third pixel value is the median pixel, replacing the second area of the second image frame corresponding to the region of interest with the third area of the third image frame corresponding to the region of interest,
• wherein the steps of determining the median pixel and replacing the second area of the second image frame are performed one color channel at a time.