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This study introduces an effective endoscopic image enhancement method. It improves low-light visibility in surgical videos without amplifying noise, outperforming current techniques.

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  • Medical Imaging
  • Surgical Technology
  • Computer Vision

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  • Minimally invasive surgery increasingly uses stereoscopic endoscopes.
  • Insufficient and irregular lighting in endoscopic surgery poses challenges for visualization and image processing.
  • Low-light regions in endoscopic images suffer from poor signal-to-noise ratio and artifacts, hindering surgical tool visibility.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To develop an effective method for endoscopic image enhancement.
  • To address challenges of insufficient and irregular lighting in endoscopic surgery.
  • To improve visualization of surgical tools in low-light regions while preventing noise amplification.

Main Methods:

  • Proposing an effective method for endoscopic image enhancement.
  • Identifying different illumination regions within endoscopic images.
  • Designing enhancement criteria tailored for desired image quality.

Main Results:

  • The proposed method enhances low-light regions effectively.
  • Noise amplification is prevented during the image enhancement process.
  • The algorithm outperforms state-of-the-art methods in terms of naturalness image quality and illumination index, validated on 200 surgical images.

Conclusions:

  • The developed method offers superior endoscopic image enhancement.
  • It successfully improves visibility in low-light surgical conditions.
  • The technique shows significant potential for advancing minimally invasive surgical procedures.