Abstract: An exemplary imaging system is provided. The imaging system includes a light source configured to illuminate a plurality of spatially separated regions of a material structure producing a first illumination. A lens produces an image of the spatially separated regions. A lens array magnifies the spatially separated regions of the image. The lens array produces a mosaic image comprised of magnified subimages of each region spatially separated region. A camera sensor to record the image.

Abstract: A process for enhancing a still video image can correct digital fluoroscopy images which are under- or overexposed and have their image brightness values concentrated to one end of the gray scale. A pixel histogram is formed, but is clipped at a low value. Then, a cumulative histogram is formed from the clipped histogram. The cumulative histogram, which has a generally linear slope, is normalized and is used for mapping the brightness of luminance values of the original image. The new values form an optimal video image with the gray scale values spread over the entire range. The image shows details not only in the middle gray areas, but in the light and dark areas as well.