Patent ID: 11896345
Assignee: FOTOFINDER SYSTEMS GMBH
Field: Audio-visual technology (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC A  G  H | IPC A  G  H

Claim 11:
12. A method for producing a plurality of images for assisting in characterizing skin lesions, using the device (10) according to claim 1, the method comprising the following steps:
illuminating an area of skin (11) to be examined by means of illuminating means (6);
selectively focusing an optical capturing unit (1) with associated magnifying optics (2) on a plurality of different depth planes (t1, . . . , tn) below a skin surface (H) stating from the skin surface (H), the magnifying optics (2) allowing at least 160× optical magnification of the area of skin (11) for capturing morphological structures of a skin lesion (12) in the area of skin (11);
capturing at least one recording of the skin lesion (12) in a respective depth plane (t1, . . . , tn) by means of a capturing unit (1);
producing at least one detail image (13) of morphological structures of the skin lesion (12) based on the image information provided by the capturing unit (1);
displaying, with a computing unit, a respective detail image (13) of morphological structures of the skin lesion (12) in a respective depth plane (t1, . . . , tn) as a live video image and as an individual image; and
displaying and adapting, with a variable control element (15), the respective depth plane (t1, . . . , tn) and in combination with a captured reference image (14) of the skin lesion (12).