Patent ID: 7006685

Claim:
A method of enhancing a source image for analysis, comprising the steps of: digitizing the source image to obtain a first set of pixel data comprising source image location data and source image intensity data, where the source image location data corresponds to spatial features of the source image, and the source image intensity data corresponds to optical features of the source image; generating a three-dimensional model of the pixel data with the source image location data represented in first and second axes and the source image intensity data represented in a third axis, where the three-dimensional model defines the location of a plurality of points in a space; generating a second set of pixel data comprising enhanced image location data and enhanced image intensity data, where the enhanced image location data is generated based on the three-dimensional model and at least a portion of the plurality of points of the second set of pixel data is generated from a first viewpoint in the space; displaying at least a portion of the second set of pixel data as a first visually perceptible enhanced image; generating a third set of pixel data comprising enhanced image location data and enhanced image intensity data, where the enhanced image location data is generated based on the three-dimensional model and at least a portion of the plurality of points of the third set of pixel data is generated from a second viewpoint in the space, where the second viewpoint is different from the first viewpoint; and displaying at least a portion of the third set of pixel data as a second visually perceptible enhanced image.