Perception enhancement of bronchoscopic video

Abstract

The perception enhancement of bronchovideoscopy examination was the subject of reported study. Proposed methods enrich diagnosis and treatment giving real-time additional view based on following adjusted concepts: contrast enhancement, histogram equalization, sharpening, color correction. Additionally wavelets, edge preserving and morphological filters were involved in the image processing. Wavelet texture extraction and sharpening were considered as the most useful and included into complex system of bronchoscopy storage, review and analysis called "Bronchovid". Extended capabilities of classical white light bronchoscopy which has higher resolution than other autofluorescence and spectroscopy based diagnostic methods can be complementary for them in case of any endobronchial biopsy suspicious findings. © 2010 Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg.