IP Library Granted Patent US 7,420,674
Granted Patent B2
US 7,420,674 · App. 10/514,673 · Granted Sep 2, 2008

Method and arrangement for analyzing samples

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Patent No.
US 7,420,674
App. No.
10/514,673
Granted
Sep 2, 2008
Kind
B2
Abstract

A method and/or arrangement for the analysis of fluorescing samples in an image-generating microscope system, preferably a laser scanning microscope, wherein the sample is scanned point-by-point or line-by-line in at least one surface section and a dispersive splitting of the radiation coming from the sample is carried out during the scanning, wherein the split radiation is detected by at least one line of detector elements in a wavelength-dependent manner, a selection of two-dimensional or three-dimensional sample parts which correspond to pre-stored two-dimensional or three-dimensional geometric objects or the like is carried out based on the recorded and stored intensity distribution of at least one of these detection elements and/or at least one other detection element for the radiation reflected from the sample by image processing, and an analysis of the spectral signature and/or spatial spectral sequence is carried out for at least a portion of these sample regions with respect to the fluorescence markers arranged thereon.

Claims (24)

1. A method for the analysis of fluorescing samples in an image-generating microscope system, including a laser scanning microscope, comprising the steps of:

scanning a sample point-by-point or line-by-line in at least one surface section;

carrying out dispersive splitting of radiation coming from the sample during the scanning;

detecting the split radiation by at least one line of detector elements in a wavelength-dependent manner;

carrying out a selection of two-dimensional or three-dimensional sample parts which correspond to pre-stored two-dimensional or three-dimensional geometric objects or the like based on recorded and stored intensity distribution of at least one of said detector elements and/or at least one other detector element for the radiation emitted from the sample by image processing;

carrying out an analysis of the spectral signature and/or spatial spectral sequence to produce a result for at least a portion of these sample regions with respect to the fluorescence markers arranged thereon; and

providing said result as an output to a user and/or for storage for later use and/or to be displayed by a user; and

wherein the time-dependent geometric and/or spectral behavior of the sample regions are/is determined.

2. A method for the analysis of fluorescing samples in an image-generating microscope system, including a laser scanning microscope, comprising the steps of:

scanning a sample point-by-point or line-by-line in at least one surface section;

carrying out dispersive splitting of radiation coming from the sample during the scanning;

detecting the split radiation by at least one line of detector elements in a wavelength-dependent manner;

carrying out a selection of two-dimensional or three-dimensional sample parts which correspond to pre-stored two-dimensional or three-dimensional geometric objects or the like based on recorded and stored intensity distribution of at least one of said detector elements and/or at least one other detector element for the radiation emitted from the sample by image processing;

carrying out an analysis of the spectral signature and/or spatial spectral sequence to produce a result for at least a portion of these sample regions with respect to the fluorescence markers arranged thereon; and

providing said result as an output to a user and/or for storage for later use and/or to be displayed by a user; and

wherein three-dimensional objects are changed in shape, so as to extend flat over a surface area, prior to the spectral analysis.

3. A method for the analysis of fluorescing samples in an image-generating microscope system, including a laser scanning microscope, comprising the steps of:

scanning a sample point-by-point or line-by-line in at least one surface section;

carrying out dispersive splitting of radiation coming from the sample during the scanning;

detecting the split radiation by at least one line of detector elements in a wavelength-dependent manner;

carrying out a selection of two-dimensional or three-dimensional sample parts which correspond to pre-stored two-dimensional or three-dimensional geometric objects or the like based on recorded and stored intensity distribution of at least one of said detector elements and/or at least one other detector element for the radiation emitted from the sample by image processing;

carrying out an analysis of the spectral signature and/or spatial spectral sequence to produce a result for at least a portion of these sample regions with respect to the fluorescence markers arranged thereon; and

providing said result as an output to a user and/or for storage for later use and/or to be displayed by a user; and

wherein a determination of the geometric shape is carried out in a plurality of wavelength regions of the detector.

Assignments (1)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Jun 6, 2013
From: CARL ZEISS MICROIMAGING GMBH
To: CARL ZEISS MICROSCOPY GMBH
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