DISPOSITIF DE TRAITEMENT D'IMAGES, DISPOSITIF D'OBSERVATION DE FLUORESCENCE ET PROCÉDÉ D'ÉMULATION D'UN PREMIER TYPE DE DISPOSITIF D'OBSERVATION DE FLUORESCENCE SUR UN SECOND TYPE DE DISPOSITIF D'OBSERVATION DE FLUORESCENCE

摘要

The invention relates to an image-processing device (64) for a fluorescence observation device (1), such as a microscope or endoscope, a fluorescence observation device comprising such an image-processing device and to a method for emulating a first type (82) of fluorescence display device on a second type (63) of fluorescence display device (1). Proficient use of a fluorescence observation device (1), in particular for surgery, requires years of training and experience. At the same time, technology is advancing very quickly. New types of fluorescence observation devices provide different and often more information than older types of fluorescence observation devices. However, being used to a certain type of microscope or endoscope, and liability issues often prevent application of the new and improved technologies in practice. The present invention therefore aims to provide a solution which facilitates the switch from one type of fluorescence observation device to another. This object is achieved by providing a type-emulation module (108), which allows the imaging result obtained from the first type of fluorescence observation device to be emulated on the second type. The type-emulation module (108) is applied to at least one digital fluorescence image (20), in which the fluorescence of a fluorescing fluorophore (8) is recorded.