Electronic endoscope system

Details Electronic endoscope system Electronic endoscope system

1996-05-13

2000-06-27

Mancene, Gene

Surgery

Endoscope

Having imaging and illumination means

600181, 348 69, H04N 718, A61B 104

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060801042

ABSTRACT:
In an electronic endoscope system for detecting an image of an object using a CCD, a brightness signal is generated based on the output of the CCD, and a histogram processing is applied to the brightness signal. An aperture size for regulating the amount of light emitted to an object to be viewed is controlled in accordance with the calculation based on the histogram data.

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