EP2864830A1 - Microscope - Google Patents

Microscope

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EP2864830A1
EP2864830A1 EP13732430.7A EP13732430A EP2864830A1 EP 2864830 A1 EP2864830 A1 EP 2864830A1 EP 13732430 A EP13732430 A EP 13732430A EP 2864830 A1 EP2864830 A1 EP 2864830A1
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perceptible
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microscope
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Frank Sieckmann
Stefan Huber
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Leica Microsystems CMS GmbH
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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G02—OPTICS
    • G02B—OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS
    • G02B21/00—Microscopes
    • G02B21/0004—Microscopes specially adapted for specific applications
    • G02B21/002—Scanning microscopes
    • G02B21/0024—Confocal scanning microscopes (CSOMs) or confocal "macroscopes"; Accessories which are not restricted to use with CSOMs, e.g. sample holders
    • G02B21/008—Details of detection or image processing, including general computer control
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G02—OPTICS
    • G02B—OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS
    • G02B21/00—Microscopes
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G02—OPTICS
    • G02B—OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS
    • G02B21/00—Microscopes
    • G02B21/0004—Microscopes specially adapted for specific applications
    • G02B21/002—Scanning microscopes

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  • the invention relates to a microscope for examining a
  • the microscope having a receptacle providing primary signals containing at least information about at least one property of the sample, and wherein the microscope comprises an output device that generates perceptible secondary signals from the primary signals to the user.
  • DE 101 49 357 A1 discloses a method and a device for optical measurement of a surface profile of an object.
  • a series of images of the object in different planes in the z-direction of a coordinate system (x, y, z) are recorded with an image recording device.
  • the image contents of all n images of the generated image stack at each coordinate point (x, y) in the z direction are compared with one another in order to determine a plane therefrom according to predetermined criteria and to assign their plane number to this coordinate point and store it in a mask image.
  • the mask image contains all 3-D information of the object surface. It can be edited with 2-D image processing.
  • the 3-D information can be retrieved quickly and easily from the mask image.
  • the surface profile can be reconstructed and displayed in three dimensions
  • Imaging system in particular a microscope for imaging the object and a computer includes. Actuators are used for targeted, rapid change in position of the object in the x-, y- and z-direction. With a recording device is a picture stack of individual images in different focal planes of the object added.
  • a controller controls the hardware of the imaging system, wherein an analyzer is a three-dimensional
  • Controller combines the three-dimensional high relief image with the texture.
  • WO 03/023482 is a piezoelectric actuator for adjusting the distance of the lens from the object in a device for generating a
  • Imaging device records a series of frames of the object in different planes. From this series of
  • Transfer of information to the user works more efficiently and in particular allows to provide the user information about the sample to be examined efficiently and if necessary also per unit of time with greater information content available.
  • the task is solved by a microscope, which thereby
  • the output device audibly perceptible and / or
  • thermoreception secondary signals and / or that the microscope comprises a feedback device with which the user can control the recording device in real time during the detection of information about at least one property of the sample.
  • Information content for the user can be significantly increased by the output, preferably in real time, to the
  • Perceptual properties of the viewer is adjusted.
  • a higher perceptible amount of information about the object to be scanned or displayed may be transmitted to the user by his natural, sensual
  • Information processing of multidimensional objects is supported. This can for example be done by providing devices that allow the user to additional
  • Data reduction includes and / or that with the
  • a manipulation of the primary signals is effected, which includes an information reduction, in particular a data reduction on only the information, in particular data, which is specific to the generation of the secondary signals for a currently desired type and / or form of the output by the
  • the receiving device has at least one actuator, which is controllable by means of the feedback device.
  • the actuator may be configured and arranged to alter the z-position when the sample is scanned and / or to change the x, y position when the sample is scanned and / or a substance (e.g., a drug for
  • Receiving device has a plurality of detection channels and that by means of the feedback device, a manipulation of the
  • Primary signals of a detection channel independently and / or different from a manipulation of the primary signals of another detection channel is effected.
  • the recording device has a plurality of detection channels and that from the primary signals of a first detection channel first secondary signals are generated and that independently thereof from the primary signals of a second
  • Detection channel second secondary signals are generated.
  • the first and second secondary signals differ from each other with regard to the nature of their perceptibility and / or that
  • Detection channel common secondary signals are generated.
  • a transparency control of the representation of the sample in real time can be effected by means of the feedback device, in particular by a manipulation of the primary signals made by the latter and / or by a modification of the recording device
  • a rotation of the representation of the sample in real time is effected and / or a zoom function, in particular software zoom function or
  • Mosaic representation in real time is effected and / or a strip scan in real time is effected and / or
  • Light source in the representation of the sample in real time is effected and / or the addition and / or control of a shadow in the representation of the sample in real time is effected and / or the
  • Addition and / or control of a shadow in the representation of the sample can be effected in real time and / or the addition and / or control of cutting planes in the representation of the sample in real time is effected and / or a scan position, in particular in real time, changeable and / or
  • a sample manipulation in particular the injection of a substance, is effected and / or another scanning process can be triggered and / or controlled and / or
  • Real-time representation (stimulated emission depletion) can be effected and / or controlled and / or a GSDI M representation (ground state depletion microscopy followed by individual molecule return) can be effected and / or controlled.
  • GSDI M representation ground state depletion microscopy followed by individual molecule return
  • the STED technology is based on illuminating the lateral edge regions of the illumination focus volume with laser light of a different wavelength, which is emitted, for example, by a second laser, in order to stimulate the sample regions stimulated by the light of the first laser to return to the ground state. Then only the spontaneously emitted light from the second laser is detected illuminated areas, so that an overall improvement in resolution is achieved.
  • the GSDI M technology is based on the ground state of the
  • a strip scan may include illuminating a sample with a flat strip of light that may be generated, for example, using a cylinder optic.
  • a cylinder optic may be used to generate a light strip by a round in itself
  • Feedback device is a 3D or 4D display or stereo display manipulated and / or that a stereo monitor and / or a 3D monitor associated eyeglasses are controllable. It can also be provided in an advantageous manner that by means of the feedback device, an insertion of additional information on a display or a projection screen, which may for example also be a user's hand, is controlled.
  • a sample manipulation in particular the injection of a substance and / or an in vitro fertilization or a sample alignment, can be effected, wherein the microscope audibly perceptible to the user and / or olfactorily perceptible and / or gustatorisch perceptible and / or tactile perceptible and / or by thermoreception
  • an interaction with the microscopic object can be done in which the tactile and visual senses of the human are addressed simultaneously, such that a precise microscopic object manipulation can be done.
  • the microscope from the primary signals in particular by image analysis, the
  • thermoreception Intersection of an object in the sample with a previously defined envelope, such as a scan cube, determined and calculated from the position for the next envelope to successively stringing together several envelopes to capture the entire object, the successive sequence in real time displayed to the user and / or auditory perceptible and / or olfactory perceptible and / or gustatory perceptible and / or tactile perceptible and / or by thermoreception
  • the detection of the content of the envelope can, for example, by scanning with done a scanning microscope.
  • it can be provided that after detecting the content of an envelope of the sample table is moved to the calculated position for detecting the content of the next envelope.
  • the microscope can be designed in particular as a scanning microscope, in particular as a confocal scanning microscope.
  • the microscope is equipped with at least one graphics processing unit, in particular for image calculation and / or scanning of a sample.
  • Fig. 1 shows the basic flow diagram of an embodiment in which the receiving device has a plurality of detection channels and in which the first of the primary signals of a first detection channel
  • Secondary signals are generated and that independently thereof from the primary signals of a second detection channel second secondary signals generated visually and / or auditory and / or olfactory and / or gustatory and / or tactile and / or by the user
  • Thermorezeption be transmitted perceptibly.
  • the primary signals of each channel are treated separately first.
  • the primary signals of each channel go through one or more
  • manipulators can manipulate the signal stream at the point operator level (e.g., change the brightness).
  • Visualizer Module provides buffering of each pixel in a 3D or 4D matrix. This visualization matrix serves as a momentary state (snapshot) of the respective channel. In a further display module, the channel is displayed in a manner that can be manipulated in full in real time by the user or
  • all or some channels can be displayed together (Merge).
  • this 3D or 4D display is fully manipulatable at the time of scanning by the user, i. he can rotate the 3D or 4D object on the monitor etc. while the actual scan is running.
  • thermo reception perceptible which is indicated in Figure 3 by way of example for a visual representation.
  • Image Analysis taking into account the signals of adjacent channels takes place, for example, to reduce the noise.
  • the analysis modules IA can be used in another embodiment, depending on the analysis on the
  • the laser intensity or the gain can be automatically optimized. If there is too much noise, it is also possible to intervene optimally.
  • the scanning process can be scaled up
  • the image analysis can also be done externally and fed back using CAM (Computer Aided Microscopy) to the CAM (Computer Aided Microscopy) to the CAM (Computer Aided Microscopy)
  • Figure 6 illustrates the extraction of information with a
  • Embodiment of a scanning microscope according to the invention with respect to an object within the sample which is greater than an envelope, in particular as an envelope, which is determined by the maximum possible scan volume.
  • the microscope from the primary signals in particular by image analysis, the intersection of an object in the sample with a previously defined envelope, such as a scan cube determined and used to calculate the position for the next envelope to successive stringing several
  • FIG. 8 shows a particularly exemplary embodiment in which, in addition to tracking the course of the object to be examined within the sample, a rotation of the scan axis takes place. For example, by first making 2 XZ scans on adjacent x, y
  • a directional trend (5) of the object history can be determined by image analysis by a determination of the center of gravity of the object to be tracked (4).
  • the beam axis and the microscope stage as well as the Z position are then suitably moved such that the system follows the object to be scanned.
  • Another XZ scan at the new location allows another one
  • Scanning system to the 3D object to be scanned over a greater distance and also allows to scan 3D objects that extend over a very large area.

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Abstract

L'invention concerne un microscope pour analyser un échantillon microscopique, le microscope présentant un dispositif de prise de vue qui fournit des signaux primaires qui contiennent au moins des informations relatives à au moins une propriété de l'échantillon et le microscope présentant un dispositif de sortie qui génère à partir des signaux primaires des signaux secondaires perceptibles par l'utilisateur. Selon l'invention, le dispositif de sortie fournit des signaux secondaires perceptibles auditivement et/ou perceptibles olfactivement et/ou perceptible gustativement et/ou perceptibles tactilement et/ou perceptibles par thermoréception et/ou le microscope présente un dispositif de rétroaction à l'aide duquel l'utilisateur peut commander le dispositif de prise de vue en temps réel pendant l'acquisition d'informations relatives à au moins une propriété de l'échantillon.
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