CA2175200A1 - Technique for Depth of Field Viewing of Images with Improved Clarity and Contrast - Google Patents

Technique for Depth of Field Viewing of Images with Improved Clarity and Contrast

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CA2175200A1
CA2175200A1 CA2175200A CA2175200A CA2175200A1 CA 2175200 A1 CA2175200 A1 CA 2175200A1 CA 2175200 A CA2175200 A CA 2175200A CA 2175200 A CA2175200 A CA 2175200A CA 2175200 A1 CA2175200 A1 CA 2175200A1
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Abstract

A screen is disclosed for viewing depth of field images.
The screen includes a curved prismatic screen mounted between A flat image and a viewer.
Additional optical elements may be provided to enlarge a viewed image and strengthen depth information. A light hood may be provided to reduce glare and other effects of ambient light.
Further protection from ambient light may be provided by coating the screen with an anti-reflective coating. Image quality for a video image or the like is provided by restructuring the image into smaller image elements. The present invention may find particular application in medical and obstetric imaging such as sonograms, musculo-skeletal imaging, vascular imaging, angiograms, angioplasty, dental probes, catheter probes, car probes, endoscopy, laparoscopy, pelviscopy and arthroscopy.
CA002175200A 1993-11-23 1994-11-22 Technique for depth of field viewing of images with improved clarity and contrast Expired - Fee Related CA2175200C (en)

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