A monoscopic imaging system, for example a minimally invasive surgery imagingsystem, is provided which includes an image capture device for capturingimages of a monoscopic, for example endoscopic, field of view, an auxiliarylight source operable such that an object within the field of view casts ashadow, an image processor operatively connected to the image capture deviceand operable to detect shadow pixels in the images corresponding to the shadowand to enhance the shadow in the images. The system is of particular, althoughnot exclusive, application to laparoscopic surgery.
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