Infrared imaging system having structural data enhancement
AssigneeKARL STORZ Imaging, Inc.
InventorJonathan Bormet
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Abstract
An imaging system includes a light source for emitting visible light and infrared light and a camera head unit configured to capture visible light image data so as to generate a visible light image frame and configured to capture infrared image data so as to generate an infrared image frame. A camera control unit is configured to extract a structural data from the visible light image frame. The camera control unit is further configured to apply the structural data to the infrared image frame so as to enhance the infrared image with structural data.
Claims9
An imaging system configured to display an image onto a display unit, the imaging system comprising:
- a light source for emitting visible light and infrared light;
- a camera head unit configured to capture a visible light image data so as to generate a visible light image frame and configured to capture an infrared image data so as to generate an infrared image frame;
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- a camera control unit configured to convert the visible light image frame into a grayscale image frame, extract a structural data from the grayscale image frame, where the structural data is an edge identified in the grayscale image frame and the camera control unit includes a bilateral filter for detecting the edge, generate a color map of the infrared image frame, apply the structural data to the color map of the infrared image frame so as to enhance the infrared image frame with the structural data and overlay the color map onto the visible light image frame.
A method for generating a visible light video and a colored light video, the method comprising the steps of:
- providing a video camera to obtain the visible light and colored light video image;
- obtaining a visible light image frame;
- obtaining an infrared image frame;
- generating a color map of the infrared image frame;
- converting the visible light image frame into a grayscale image frame;
- detecting and extracting a structural data from the grayscale image frame using a bilateral filter, wherein the structural data is an edge identified in the grayscale image frame;
- applying the structural data to the color map of the infrared image frame so as to generate an enhanced infrared image frame;
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- overlaying the color map having the structural data onto the visible light image frame.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.