Opto-Electronic Engineering, Volume. 52, Issue 3, 250007(2025)

Saturation-to-hue mapping algorithm for improving the visibility of bleeding points under endoscopy

Meng Song, Xuxiang Ni*, Liqiang Wang, Bo Yuan, Ke Chen, and Jiqiang Zhang
Author Affiliations
  • College of Optical Science and Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310027, China
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    Figures & Tables(12)
    Diagram of image enhancement method
    Schematic of light intensity attenuation. (a) Submerged bleeding point; (b) The area around bleeding point
    Spectrum of the 4LED combined light
    Flowchart of the saturation-to-hue mapping algorithm
    Color change in the original and enhanced image
    Schematic and actual views of the experimental setup. (a) Schematic of experimental setup; (b) Actual structure of the endoscope and phantom; (c) Experimental system diagram including the video camera system, light source, display, endoscope, and phantom
    Different conditions of the blood point phantom. (a) White light imaging (WLI); (b) SHMI; (c) RDI
    CIE-L·a·b color space expressed on three-dimensional geometry with the bleeding point and blood pool plotted. (a) The color coordinates of subgraph 1 in Fig. 7; (b) The color coordinates of subgraph 2 in Fig. 7
    • Table 1. Color difference statistics in different situations (data is average)

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      Table 1. Color difference statistics in different situations (data is average)

      Lighting type Image groupabc
      ΔEpΔEpΔEp
      1 (0.68%)17.5053.00<0.0130.75<0.01
      2 (0.72%)10.7535.750.01134.00<0.01
      3 (1.16%)6.0049.50<0.0143.50<0.01
      4 (2.04%)4.7521.16<0.0123.16<0.01
    • Table 2. Color differences between different images

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      Table 2. Color differences between different images

      lmageΔEp
      WLI11.78±7.57
      SHMI41.31±25.54<0.01
      RDI42.11±15.11<0.01
    • Table 3. Comparison of image enhancement effects with different blood pool concentrations

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      Table 3. Comparison of image enhancement effects with different blood pool concentrations

      Blood pool concentrationNumber of groups
      SHMI > RDISHMI ≈ RDI (<5%)SHMI < RDITotal
      Low (c<0.9%)124117
      Medium (0.9%<c<1.8%)75416
      High (c>1.8%)211114
      Total21101647
    • Table 4. Color differences between 31 sets of enhanced images and white light images with low to medium blood pool concentrations

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      Table 4. Color differences between 31 sets of enhanced images and white light images with low to medium blood pool concentrations

      lmageΔEp
      WLI14.29±4.44
      SHMI51.64±13.60<0.01
      RDI47.66±10.69<0.01
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    Meng Song, Xuxiang Ni, Liqiang Wang, Bo Yuan, Ke Chen, Jiqiang Zhang. Saturation-to-hue mapping algorithm for improving the visibility of bleeding points under endoscopy[J]. Opto-Electronic Engineering, 2025, 52(3): 250007

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    Category: Article

    Received: Jan. 10, 2025

    Accepted: Mar. 17, 2025

    Published Online: May. 22, 2025

    The Author Email: Xuxiang Ni (倪旭翔)

    DOI:10.12086/oee.2025.250007

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