Random access high-speed confocal microscope
AssigneesBaylor College of Medicine, William Marsh Rice University
InventorsPeter Saggau, Vivek Bansal, Saumil Patel
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Abstract
Disclosed herein is a confocal imaging system for imaging a specimen. The system comprises a light source, a light deflector capable of positioning a beam of light produced by the light source at one of a series of predetermined points on the specimen, an addressable spatial filter capable of selectively filtering light from the specimen, and a central processing unit capable of providing selective position control to the light deflector and the addressable spatial filter.
Claims20
A confocal imaging system for imaging a specimen comprising:
- a light source;
- a light deflector capable of positioning a beam of light produced by the light source at one of a series of predetermined points on the specimen;
- an addressable spatial filter capable of selectively filtering light from the specimen;
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- a central processing unit capable of providing selective position control to the light deflector and the addressable spatial filter.
A method of acquiring a multi-site optical recording, comprising the following steps:
- a) selecting at least one site-of-interest on an object;
- b) configuring a high-speed light deflector to illuminate the at least one site-of-interest;
- c) configuring an addressable spatial filter to record the light that is fluoresced, reflected, or transmitted by the at least one site-of-interest;
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- d) recording the light that is fluoresced, reflected, or transmitted by the at least one site-of-interest.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.