Method and device for determining local distribution of a measuring parameter
First Claim
1. Method for determining by imaging techniques the local distribution of first and second independent measurement variables measured relative to or present in a predefined measurement area of a biological sample comprising the steps of:
- applying a single sensor film to the predefined measurement area of the biological sample, said single sensor film containing a luminescence indicator which reacts to said first independent measurement variable by a change in luminescence decay time,directing first excitation radiation into said single sensor film to excite said luminescence indicator and cause said luminescence indicator to emit first measurement radiation,detecting said first measurement radiation and determining therefrom local distribution of said first independent measurement variable in a first optical measuring process,directing second excitation radiation into and through said single sensor film and into said biological sample to cause second measurement radiation to be emitted from said biological sample, anddetecting said second measurement radiation and determining therefrom local distribution of said second independent measurement variable in a second optical measuring process.
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Abstract
A system and method for determining the local distribution of measurement variables being measured relative to or present in a predefined measurement area of a biological sample wherein in a first optical measuring process the local distribution of a first of the measurement variables is determined using a sensor film applied to the measurement area and including a luminescence indicator reacting to the first measurement variable by a change of luminescence decay time. The luminescence decay time or a quantity derived therefrom is recorded by an imaging technique as a function of the first measurement variable. In a second optical measuring process the local distribution of a second of the measurement variables is determined simultaneously or immediately following, using an imaging technique which is effective through the sensor film of the first optical measuring process.
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15 Claims
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1. Method for determining by imaging techniques the local distribution of first and second independent measurement variables measured relative to or present in a predefined measurement area of a biological sample comprising the steps of:
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applying a single sensor film to the predefined measurement area of the biological sample, said single sensor film containing a luminescence indicator which reacts to said first independent measurement variable by a change in luminescence decay time, directing first excitation radiation into said single sensor film to excite said luminescence indicator and cause said luminescence indicator to emit first measurement radiation, detecting said first measurement radiation and determining therefrom local distribution of said first independent measurement variable in a first optical measuring process, directing second excitation radiation into and through said single sensor film and into said biological sample to cause second measurement radiation to be emitted from said biological sample, and detecting said second measurement radiation and determining therefrom local distribution of said second independent measurement variable in a second optical measuring process. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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