Patent ID: 7794394

Claim:
A system comprising: a solid state device that captures photon intensity from an illuminated object at a plurality of pixel locations, each one of the plurality of pixel locations including a plurality of successive diode junctions formed at the boundary of nested p-type and n-type semiconductor wells, each diode junction selectively detecting incident light over a range of wavelengths, wherein at least three of the diode junctions detect wavelengths of visible light from the object at that pixel location, thereby providing a visible light image having three color components, and a fourth one of the diode junctions monochromatically detecting an intensity of infrared wavelengths from the object at that pixel location, thereby providing a diagnostic image, the diagnostic image corresponding to emissions from an imaging medium within the object; an image processing system configured to pseudocolor the diagnostic image to provide a pseudocolored diagnostic image, and configured to superimpose the pseudocolored diagnostic image onto the visible light image to provide a processed image; and a camera containing a lens, the solid state device, and the image processing system, the camera further including a plurality of inputs for remote operation of the camera and plurality of outputs for an external display system, the plurality of outputs including a visible light output for the visible light image, a diagnostic image output for the diagnostic image, and a combined output for the processed image.