Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a medical illuminator probe having safety and high lighting efficiency. SOLUTION: This medical illuminator probe has: (a) a biocompatible probe sheath having a monitor-side end, a central body, and a patient-side end; (b) an optical fiber connection plug disposed at or around a monitor-side end of a catheter and reversibly connecting the probe to a medical illuminator; (c) a heat-insulating illumination fiber for transmitting light from the illuminator through the plug to a target region along the length of the probe; and (d) a light-collecting fiber for collecting light after the light is diffused in the target region, and then transmitting the collected light to the connection plug. COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT
Abstract:
An apparatus and method are provided for creating an image of a microarray. The apparatus includes at least one light source configured to direct light toward the microarray. The apparatus includes an excitation filter configured to filter the light into a first frequency band towards dichromatic mirror. The dichromatic mirror reflects light onto the microarray causing the microarray to emit electromagnetic energy. The apparatus includes emission filter configured to filter the electromagnetic energy within a second frequency band. The apparatus further includes an imaging unit having a charged coupled device (CCD), the CCD having an imaging surface masked by a pinhole blind such that when the pinhole blind receives electromagnetic energy from the emission filter, an image is created of the entire microarray.
Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an image processing system realizing highly accurate color reproduction, inspection and determination, and having a compact, light-weighted and highly portable image pickup section. SOLUTION: The image processing system includes: a photographing device having a plurality of illumination light sources of different spectrum distribution characteristics, an image pickup optical system, and an image pickup element, wherein light is selectively emitted from the plurality of illumination light sources and exposure to light is performed by the image pickup section in cooperation with this light emission to obtain a plurality of spectrum images of an object; a processing device 2 having an image discrimination calculating section for calculating grade data on colors of the object from the obtained object spectrum images, and a color reproduction calculating section 33 for calculating display image data by estimating XYZ tristimulus values from the obtained object spectrum images using input profile and isochromatic function on the photographing device; and a display 22 for displaying the grade data and an image color-reproduced on the basis of the display image data. COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT