Abstract:
A method for calibrating a laser deflection device in a reflected light device of a microscope of a laser microdissection system having a digital image capturing unit comprising an image evaluation module includes generating a laser beam; guiding the laser beam through a microscope objective; directing the laser beam to a position defined by actuation signals; placing a calibration object in the object plane of the microscope objective; actuating the laser deflection device using first actuation signals and first calibration values, making at least one calibration mark on the calibration object; capturing an image of the calibration object by the digital image capturing unit; determining actual position values for the at least one calibration mark: and determining second calibration values based on a relationship between the default position values and the actual position values.
Abstract:
A specimen slide (100) having a sample region (101) in which a sample (200) that can be investigated microscopically can be arranged, and that comprises reference points (A-Z, 1-24, a-j, α-κ) arranged at least in the sample region (101), is proposed. The reference points (A-Z, 1-24, a-j, α-κ) are embodied in such a way that on the basis of an identification of at least a stipulated number of reference points (A-Z, 1-24, a-j, α-κ) in an arbitrary sub-region (102) of the sample region (101), the position of the arbitrary sub-region (102), and/or at least one position therein, on the specimen slide (100) can be unequivocally determined A method for determining and/or retrieving a position on a corresponding specimen slide, and a corresponding sample investigation system, are likewise subjects of the invention.
Abstract:
A method for laser microdissection of a laser microdissection region of a prepared specimen includes driving a holder for the specimen into a holding position using a control device. First and second digital images are captured that depict a same portion of the prepared specimen, with the first image depicting the portion under at least one first microscopic examination method and the second image depicting the portion under at least a second microscopic examination method. A live overlay image is generated of the portion of the prepared image in a live mode. The live overlay is presented on a display area with the images overlaid onto one another. A marking is generated and captured on the live overlay image so as to define the laser microdissection region.