Analytical imaging system and process
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1. A method for analyzing a specimen during an activity, the method comprising:
- recording visual images of the specimen to provide a spatial and temporal recording of the specimen during the activity;
recording photon images representing emissions of a first photon from the specimen during the activity so that the visual images and the photon images are obtained simultaneously; and
displaying simultaneously the spatial and temporal recording of the specimen and the photon images so that a user can visually see visual images of the actual activity and images of photons.
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Abstract
An image system captures and records optical and photon images of an activity, such as cellular phenomena. The images are simultaneously recorded on videotape and displayed. Image data is processed and stored for later analysis and for comparison to new data.
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1. A method for analyzing a specimen during an activity, the method comprising:
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recording visual images of the specimen to provide a spatial and temporal recording of the specimen during the activity; recording photon images representing emissions of a first photon from the specimen during the activity so that the visual images and the photon images are obtained simultaneously; and displaying simultaneously the spatial and temporal recording of the specimen and the photon images so that a user can visually see visual images of the actual activity and images of photons. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. An apparatus for capturing images of a specimen during an activity of a specimen comprising:
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a first receiver that receives visual images of the specimen during the activity and provides a spatial and temporal visual recording of the specimen during the activity; a second receiver that receives space and time varying signals representing emissions of predetermined photons from the specimen during the activity simultaneously with the first receiver, the first and second receivers obtaining the images simultaneously; and a display that displays the spatial and temporal recording of the specimen and the signals representative of emissions of predetermined photons at the same time so that a user can visually see the activity and the photon emissions at the same time. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31)
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32. An apparatus comprising:
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a microscope for imaging a cellular activity; a beam splitter for dividing the image taken by the microscope between two outputs; a video camera for receiving one output from the beam splitter; a photon counting camera for receiving another output from the beam splitter; a first video recorder for recording visual images received by the first video camera by which a user can see the activity; a second video recorder for recording images from the photon counting camera; and an image processing system for forming a composite video recording of the outputs of the video camera and the photon counting camera superimposed on one another. - View Dependent Claims (33)
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