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Method and system for processing scan-data from a confocal microscope

  • US 6,423,960 B1
  • Filed: 12/31/1999
  • Issued: 07/23/2002
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/31/1999
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A system for processing scan signals from a confocal microscope having a scanning device, the system comprising:

  • at least three different analog electrical signals generated by the confocal microscope, wherein a first analog electrical signal is proportional to the intensity of light reflected from a specimen, a second analog electrical signal is proportional to an illumination reference, and a third analog electrical signal is proportional to a positional signal generated by the scanning device;

    a first analog-to-digital converter receiving a first analog electrical signal and converting it into a first digital signal;

    a second analog-to-digital converter receiving a second analog electrical signal and converting it into a second digital signal;

    a third analog-to-digital converter receiving a third analog electrical signal and converting it into a third digital signal; and

    a control and processing unit using at least one programmable device for real time processing of the first, second and third digital signals received from the converters.

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