title: Video microscopy, video cameras, and image enhancement.
abstract: Video microscopy is the application of video technology to microscopy, resulting in two fields of microscopy called video-enhanced contrast microscopy (VEC) and video-intensified microscopy (VIM). VEC involves the production of an image from a specimen that is invisible to the eye, either because of a lack of contrast or because of its spectral characteristics (UV or infrared). VIM involves imaging a specimen when the light levels are too low for standard cameras or, in some cases, even for the eye. Images are produced by VIM using image analysis computers.
authors.forename: Masafumi
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Oshiro
authors.forename: Lowell A
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: Moomaw
authors.forename: H Ernst
authors.initials: HE
authors.lastname: Keller
mesh_terms: D007089:Image Enhancement / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods*; D018715:Microscopy, Video / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods*