Method of displaying monochromatic image on color monitor and image display apparatus for implementing the method

Abstract

The method of displaying a monochromatic image on a color monitor and the image display apparatus display the monochromatic image on a color display device with red, green and blue cells as a unit pixel. In the method and apparatus, all density regions of the monochromatic image to be displayed are provided with bluish tints. The image data for the monochromatic image is output for display after it is allotted to red, green and blue data to satisfy following relationships: R data=kR·B data(0<kR<1) G data=kG·B data(0<kG<1), where symbols R, G and B denote red, green and blue, respectively and symbols kR and kG denote allotment ratios for R and G data to B data, respectively. By the method and the apparatus, the so-called “blue based” monochromatic films used in the medical field can be displayed in a format (characteristics) suitable for diagnostic purposes.

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