Method and apparatus for imaging a sample using a microscope scanner
AssigneeVentana Medical Systems, Inc.
InventorsWilliam Roland Hawes, Martin Philip Gouch
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Abstract
A microscope scanning apparatus is provided comprising a detector array for obtaining an image from a sample and a sample holder adapted to hold the sample when in use and to move relative to the detector array along a scan path. A controller is further provided to monitor the position of the sample holder relative to the detector array and to trigger image capture by the detector array in accordance with said monitored position.
Claims20
A microscope scanning apparatus comprising:
- a detector array for obtaining an image from a sample;
- a sample holder adapted to hold the sample when in use, the sample holder being configured to move relative to the detector array along a scan path;
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- a controller configured to monitor the position of the sample holder relative to the detector array and to trigger image capture by the detector array in accordance with said monitored position while the sample holder is in motion.
A method for imaging a sample using a microscope scanner, the microscope scanner comprising:
- a detector array for obtaining an image from the sample;
- a sample holder adapted to hold the sample when in use, the sample holder being configured to move relative to the detector array along a scan path;
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- a controller configured to monitor the position of the sample holder relative to the detector array, the method comprising:
- monitoring the position of the sample holder along the scan path;
- and
- triggering image capture by the detector array in accordance with the monitored position while the stage is in motion.
A microscope scanning apparatus comprising:
- a drive assembly comprising a track;
- a detector array for obtaining an image from a sample;
- a sample holder coupled to the track and adapted to hold the sample when in use, the sample holder being configured to move relative to the detector array along a scan path;
- and a controller configured to monitor the position of the sample holder relative to the detector array and to trigger image capture by the detector array in accordance with said monitored position.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.