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GB2372171B - Confocal imaging apparatus for imaging an object situated within a turbid medium - Google Patents

Confocal imaging apparatus for imaging an object situated within a turbid medium

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Publication number
GB2372171B
GB2372171B GB0209151A GB0209151A GB2372171B GB 2372171 B GB2372171 B GB 2372171B GB 0209151 A GB0209151 A GB 0209151A GB 0209151 A GB0209151 A GB 0209151A GB 2372171 B GB2372171 B GB 2372171B
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Prior art keywords
imaging
turbid medium
object situated
imaging apparatus
confocal
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Expired - Fee Related
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GB0209151A
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GB2372171A (en
GB0209151D0 (en
Inventor
Beric Jonathan Read
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B J R SYSTEMS Ltd
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B J R SYSTEMS Ltd
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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
    • G02B21/0052—Optical details of the image generation
    • G02B21/0068—Optical details of the image generation arrangements using polarisation
    • 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
    • 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
    • G02B21/0028—Confocal scanning microscopes (CSOMs) or confocal "macroscopes"; Accessories which are not restricted to use with CSOMs, e.g. sample holders specially adapted for specific applications, e.g. for endoscopes, ophthalmoscopes, attachments to conventional 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
    • G02B21/0024—Confocal scanning microscopes (CSOMs) or confocal "macroscopes"; Accessories which are not restricted to use with CSOMs, e.g. sample holders
    • G02B21/0036—Scanning details, e.g. scanning stages
    • G02B21/0048—Scanning details, e.g. scanning stages scanning mirrors, e.g. rotating or galvanomirrors, MEMS mirrors
    • 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
    • G02B21/0052—Optical details of the image generation
    • G02B21/0056—Optical details of the image generation based on optical coherence, e.g. phase-contrast arrangements, interference arrangements

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  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Chemical & Material Sciences (AREA)
  • Analytical Chemistry (AREA)
  • General Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Optics & Photonics (AREA)
  • General Health & Medical Sciences (AREA)
  • Health & Medical Sciences (AREA)
  • Ophthalmology & Optometry (AREA)
  • Radiology & Medical Imaging (AREA)
  • Surgery (AREA)
  • Investigating Or Analysing Materials By Optical Means (AREA)
  • Endoscopes (AREA)
  • Microscoopes, Condenser (AREA)
GB0209151A 1999-09-22 2000-09-14 Confocal imaging apparatus for imaging an object situated within a turbid medium Expired - Fee Related GB2372171B (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
GBGB9922468.5A GB9922468D0 (en) 1999-09-22 1999-09-22 Confocal imaging apparatus for turbid viewing
PCT/GB2000/003542 WO2001022146A1 (en) 1999-09-22 2000-09-14 Confocal imaging apparatus for imaging an object situated within a turbid medium

Publications (3)

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GB0209151D0 GB0209151D0 (en) 2002-05-29
GB2372171A GB2372171A (en) 2002-08-14
GB2372171B true GB2372171B (en) 2004-07-28

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AU (1) AU7431800A (en)
GB (2) GB9922468D0 (en)
WO (1) WO2001022146A1 (en)

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EP0782027A2 (en) * 1988-07-13 1997-07-02 Optiscan Pty Ltd Scanning confocal microscope
EP0793222A2 (en) * 1996-02-28 1997-09-03 Hamamatsu Photonics K.K. Optical apparatus
WO1999046623A1 (en) * 1998-03-09 1999-09-16 Lucid, Inc. Imaging system using multi-mode laser illumination enhance image quality

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US4478482A (en) * 1981-05-11 1984-10-23 Koester Charles J Axial scanning optical system and method of examining an object plane
US4893008A (en) * 1987-06-09 1990-01-09 Olympus Optical Co., Ltd. Scanning optical microscope
EP0782027A2 (en) * 1988-07-13 1997-07-02 Optiscan Pty Ltd Scanning confocal microscope
US5035476A (en) * 1990-06-15 1991-07-30 Hamamatsu Photonics K.K. Confocal laser scanning transmission microscope
US5153428A (en) * 1990-06-15 1992-10-06 Hamamatsu Photonics K.K. Confocal laser scanning microscope having relay lens and a slit for removing stray light
WO1997018487A1 (en) * 1993-04-12 1997-05-22 Areté Associates Inc. Imaging lidar system with strip-shaped photocathode and confocal-reflection
EP0793222A2 (en) * 1996-02-28 1997-09-03 Hamamatsu Photonics K.K. Optical apparatus
WO1999046623A1 (en) * 1998-03-09 1999-09-16 Lucid, Inc. Imaging system using multi-mode laser illumination enhance image quality

Non-Patent Citations (1)

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BRAKENHOFF G J ET AL:"NOVEL CONFOCAL IMAGING AND VISUALIZATION TECHNIQUES"PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL MICROSCOPICAL SOCIETY CONFERENCE(MICRO90),LONDON,2-6 JUNE 1990,pages 247-250 XP000390782 page 248,paragraph 3;figure 1 *

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GB2372171A (en) 2002-08-14
AU7431800A (en) 2001-04-24
WO2001022146A1 (en) 2001-03-29
GB9922468D0 (en) 1999-11-24
GB0209151D0 (en) 2002-05-29

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