Wei Li, Burke John, Benet Arnau, Aghi Manish, Gurrola Jose, El-Sayed Ivan
Department of Otolaryngology, The First Affiliated Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang City, People's Republic of China.
Department of Neurological Surgery, University of California, San Francisco, California, United States.
J Neurol Surg B Skull Base. 2019 Feb;80(1):79-81. doi: 10.1055/s-0038-1667003. Epub 2018 Jul 25.
Modern endoscopic surgery relies on capturing high fidelity images for a multitude of purposes. One method of capturing images involves incorporating infrared and 4 k resolution video in the image capture system. However, the price of such whole image capture systems remains expensive and potentially cost prohibitive for some practitioners. A major need exists for less expensive alternatives. Herein, we introduce a method of using a mirrorless camera for the purposes of an endoscope capture device. This system comprises components that are all readily commercially available. Sample pictures taken by this system are provided and the potential function of mirrorless camera is explored. This image capture system provides reasonable quality images, should be more reasonably affordable and easily implementable in variety of practices, and will help decrease the barriers to producing research in the area of endoscopic surgery.
现代内窥镜手术依赖于为多种目的捕捉高保真图像。一种图像捕捉方法是在图像捕捉系统中纳入红外和4K分辨率视频。然而，这种全图像捕捉系统的价格仍然昂贵，对一些从业者来说可能成本过高。迫切需要更便宜的替代方案。在此，我们介绍一种将无反相机用作内窥镜捕捉设备的方法。该系统的组件均易于从市场上购得。文中提供了该系统拍摄的示例图片，并探讨了无反相机的潜在功能。这种图像捕捉系统能提供质量合理的图像，价格应更合理且易于在各种实践中实施，将有助于降低内窥镜手术领域开展研究的障碍。
