The invention relates to a medical inspection apparatus (1), such as a microscope or endoscope, and to a medical inspection method such as microscopy or endoscopy. Visible image data (11) representing a visible-light image (49) and fluorescence image data (12) representing a fluorescent-light image (51) and a pseudocolor (70, 71) are merged to give an improved visual rendition of an object (2) which comprises at least one fluorophore (6) to mark special features of the object (2). This is accomplished in that an image processing unit (18) of the microscope (1) or endoscope is configured to compute a color (r.sub.o, g.sub.o, b.sub.o) of an output pixel (54) in the pseudocolor image (53) from at least one pseudocolor (r.sub.p, g.sub.p, b.sub.p), a color (r.sub.i, g.sub.i, b.sub.i) of a first input pixel (50) in the visible-light image (49) and an intensity (f) of a second input pixel (52) in the fluorescent-light image (51). In particular, the color (r.sub.o, g.sub.o, b.sub.o) may result from a linear interpolation in a color space (RGB) between the pseudocolor and the color of the first input pixel (50) of the visible-light image (49) depending on the intensity (f) of the second input pixel (52) in the fluorescent-light image.

The invention relates to a medical inspection apparatus (1), such as a microscope or endoscope, and to a medical inspection method such as microscopy or endoscopy. Visible image data (11) representing a visible-light image (49) and fluorescence image data (12) representing a fluorescent-light image (51) and a pseudocolor (70, 71) are merged to give an improved visual rendition of an object (2) which comprises at least one fluorophore (6) to mark special features of the object (2). This is accomplished in that an image processing unit (18) of the microscope (1) or endoscope is configured to compute a color (r.sub.o, g.sub.o, b.sub.o) of an output pixel (54) in the pseudocolor image (53) from at least one pseudocolor (r.sub.p, g.sub.p, b.sub.p), a color (r.sub.i, g.sub.i, b.sub.i) of a first input pixel (50) in the visible-light image (49) and an intensity (f) of a second input pixel (52) in the fluorescent-light image (51). In particular, the color (r.sub.o, g.sub.o, b.sub.o) may result from a linear interpolation in a color space (RGB) between the pseudocolor and the color of the first input pixel (50) of the visible-light image (49) depending on the intensity (f) of the second input pixel (52) in the fluorescent-light image.

An image sensor includes a plurality of non-color pixel sensors each configured to sense a non-color signal; and a color pixel sensing region including at least one color pixel sensor configured to sense a color signal, wherein the color pixel sensing region has an area physically greater than an area of each of the non-color pixel sensors.

An image sensor includes a plurality of non-color pixel sensors each configured to sense a non-color signal; and a color pixel sensing region including at least one color pixel sensor configured to sense a color signal, wherein the color pixel sensing region has an area physically greater than an area of each of the non-color pixel sensors.

Systems and methods are provided for generating color video from a dual-context camera. A dual-context camera provides a first series of video frames encoded in accordance with a full color model and a second series of video frames encoded in accordance with an underdetermined color model. The two series of video frames are interleaved as to form a series of pairs of frames, each comprising a color video frame and an underdetermined video frame. An image merger generates a composite image for each pair of frames in the series of frames. The composite image includes a set of brightness values from the underdetermined video frame and a set of chrominance values from the color video frame. A color video source replaces the underdetermined image in each of the series of pairs of frames with the composite image generated for the pair of frames to provide a color video stream.

A method for transmitting a monochrome digital image from a digital image source connected to a monochrome scrZeen by a transmission interface including a plurality of transmission channels, the monochrome image including a plurality of image pixels, the monochrome screen including a plurality of display pixels, the method including dividing the image pixels into a plurality of pixel groups; successively transmitting the pixel groups from the digital image source to the monochrome screen via the transmission interface, the image pixels of each group of pixels being transmitted in parallel via the transmission channels; assigning each image pixel received by the monochrome screen to a corresponding display pixel in such a way as to reconstruct the digital image on the monochrome screen.

A method for transmitting a monochrome digital image from a digital image source connected to a monochrome scrZeen by a transmission interface including a plurality of transmission channels, the monochrome image including a plurality of image pixels, the monochrome screen including a plurality of display pixels, the method including dividing the image pixels into a plurality of pixel groups; successively transmitting the pixel groups from the digital image source to the monochrome screen via the transmission interface, the image pixels of each group of pixels being transmitted in parallel via the transmission channels; assigning each image pixel received by the monochrome screen to a corresponding display pixel in such a way as to reconstruct the digital image on the monochrome screen.

The invention relates to a medical inspection apparatus (1), such as a microscope or endoscope, and to a medical inspection method such as microscopy or endoscopy. Visible image data (11) representing a visible-light image (49) and fluorescence image data (12) representing a fluorescent-light image (51) and a pseudocolor (70, 71) are merged to give an improved visual rendition of an object (2) which comprises at least one fluorophore (6) to mark special features of the object (2). This is accomplished in that an image processing unit (18) of the microscope (1) or endoscope is configured to compute a color (r.sub.o, g.sub.o, b.sub.o) of an output pixel (54) in the pseudocolor image (53) from at least one pseudocolor (r.sub.p, g.sub.p, b.sub.p), a color (r.sub.i, g.sub.i, b.sub.i) of a first input pixel (50) in the visible-light image (49) and an intensity (f) of a second input pixel (52) in the fluorescent-light image (51). In particular, the color (r.sub.o, g.sub.o, b.sub.o) may result from a linear interpolation in a color space (RGB) between the pseudocolor and the color of the first input pixel (50) of the visible-light image (49) depending on the intensity (f) of the second input pixel (52) in the fluorescent-light image.

The invention relates to a medical inspection apparatus (1), such as a microscope or endoscope, and to a medical inspection method such as microscopy or endoscopy. Visible image data (11) representing a visible-light image (49) and fluorescence image data (12) representing a fluorescent-light image (51) and a pseudocolor (70, 71) are merged to give an improved visual rendition of an object (2) which comprises at least one fluorophore (6) to mark special features of the object (2). This is accomplished in that an image processing unit (18) of the microscope (1) or endoscope is configured to compute a color (r.sub.o, g.sub.o, b.sub.o) of an output pixel (54) in the pseudocolor image (53) from at least one pseudocolor (r.sub.p, g.sub.p, b.sub.p), a color (r.sub.i, g.sub.i, b.sub.i) of a first input pixel (50) in the visible-light image (49) and an intensity (f) of a second input pixel (52) in the fluorescent-light image (51). In particular, the color (r.sub.o, g.sub.o, b.sub.o) may result from a linear interpolation in a color space (RGB) between the pseudocolor and the color of the first input pixel (50) of the visible-light image (49) depending on the intensity (f) of the second input pixel (52) in the fluorescent-light image.

A method of displaying an image on a see-through display comprises: obtaining a first electro-magnetic radiation matrix of radiation intensity values of an object; dividing the first matrix into a second matrix representing a first subset of the radiation intensity values, and a third matrix representing a second subset of the radiation intensity values; generating a first grayscale image with an enhanced contrast representing the first subset of the radiation intensity values from the second matrix; colouring the first grayscale image with a first colourmap to obtain a first colour image; generating a second grayscale image representing the second subset of the radiation intensity values; colouring the second grayscale image with a second colourmap to obtain a second colour image; combining the first colour image and the second colour image; and displaying the combined colour image on the see-through display.