Automated imaging of predetermined regions in series of slices

A method, comprising:

• a) using a device to obtain a magnified image of first and second slices of a sample, the first and second slices of the sample being are present on a sample carrier, the sample carrier being connected to the device via a sample-carrier receptacle, a position of the imaged first and second slices in relation to the device being captured, and a magnification level of the imaging being captured;
• b) defining local coordinate systems specific to a respective slice via a selected feature contained in the image information of the imaged slices;
• c) selecting a region within a first imaged slice and the relative position of the first imaged slice with respect to the local coordinate system for the respective slice to establish a position thereof relative to the device;
• d) transferring the relative position of the selected region into the local coordinate system of the second imaged slice to set at least one corresponding neighboring region on the second imaged slice;
• e) establishing a position of the neighboring region in relation to the device;
• f) performing:
• i) selecting the selected region set in advance;
• and/or
• ii) targeting the at least one corresponding neighboring region are targeted, preferably at a high magnification;
• and
• g) after f), using the device to image the selected region and/or the at least one neighboring region in a magnified fashion.