摘要:
A microscope system includes a light source and an objective unit. The objective unit includes an objective optical system, including a small-diameter distal optical system arranged at an end brought near to or into contact with a specimen, for focusing light from the light source onto the specimen; a threaded mount at a coupling position; and an outer cylinder enclosing the small-diameter distal optical system. The microscope system further includes an imaging optical system for forming an image of light from the specimen through the objective optical system and a microscope main body for housing the imaging optical system. The objective unit is detachable from and attachable to the microscope main body with the threaded mount. Conditional expression Df/Da≦0.3 is satisfied, where Df represents the outer diameter of the outer cylinder and Da represents the outer diameter of the threaded mount.
摘要:
Multiple fluorescences are produced even though a comparatively small light source is used, and a clear, high-resolution fluorescence image is obtained. The invention provides a microscope examination apparatus comprising a light-source unit for emitting a line-shaped excitation beam, and an observation optical system having an observation optical axis aligned in a direction orthogonal to the excitation beam from the light-source unit. A focal position of the observation optical system is disposed in the path of the excitation beam from the light-source unit.
摘要:
The invention provides a multiphoton-excitation-type examination apparatus that efficiently generates a multiphoton-excitation effect, that makes the measurement head compact, and that can be easily adjusted when the measurement head is replaced. The multiphoton-excitation-type examination apparatus comprises a laser light source that oscillates ultrashort pulsed laser light; an optical fiber that transmits the ultrashort pulsed laser light from the laser light source; a support member; a measurement head supported on the support member so as to be movable upwards and downwards and at an angle, and having an optical system that irradiates a specimen with the ultrashort pulsed laser light transmitted by the optical fiber that measures fluorescence or reflected light coming from the specimen; and a dispersion-compensating member, in the measurement head, that compensates for group velocity dispersion of the ultrashort pulsed laser light irradiated onto the specimen.
摘要:
In order to enable observation of an experimental animal over a long term, keeping it without stress and in a healthy condition, an observation window member is provided which is made from an optically transparent and biocompatible material formed in a plate or membrane shape to be in close contact with internal tissue of an experimental animal in an area where the epidermis has been removed.
摘要:
A multilayer film structure includes a light absorption layer and a transparent layer so that a phase in the light absorption layer and a phase in the transparent layer have substantially constant values, irrespective of wavelengths of light transmitted through both the layers.
摘要:
The object is to enable a pathologist to appropriately conduct a diagnosis as well as enabling the pathologist to quickly proceed with the pathologic diagnosis. A processor for pathologic diagnosis comprises: a diagnosis receiver unit which receives identification information of a patient and diagnosis request information; a pathologist information storage unit which stores information of pathologists; a pathologist selection unit which makes an inquiry to the pathologist information storage unit based on the diagnosis request information received by the diagnosis receiver unit, and selects a pathologist suitable for the diagnosis request information; an image transmission, commander unit which issues a command to send digital image data of the patient stored in an image storage server, to a local server connected to a second network belonged to by a pathologist terminal used by the pathologist selected by the pathologist selection unit; and a diagnosis requesting unit which sends a request for diagnosis of the specimen of the patient, to the pathologist selected by the pathologist selection unit, after the digital image data has been sent to the local server by the image transmission commander unit.
摘要:
An object is to easily and reliably reach an examination site. The present invention provides an examination method of carrying out in-vivo examination using an in-vivo examination apparatus capable of fluorescence examination and reflected-light examination and includes the steps of setting a reference position so as to set an examination site by carrying out reflected-light examination, switching from reflected-light examination to fluorescence examination, and moving from the reference position to the examination site.
摘要:
The invention provides a multiphoton-excitation-type examination apparatus that efficiently generates a multiphoton-excitation effect, that makes the measurement head compact, and that can be easily adjusted when the measurement head is replaced. The multiphoton-excitation-type examination apparatus comprises a laser light source that oscillates ultrashort pulsed laser light; an optical fiber that transmits the ultrashort pulsed laser light from the laser light source; a support member; a measurement head supported on the support member so as to be movable upwards and downwards and at an angle, and having an optical system that irradiates a specimen with the ultrashort pulsed laser light transmitted by the optical fiber that measures fluorescence or reflected light coming from the specimen; and a dispersion-compensating member, in the measurement head, that compensates for group velocity dispersion of the ultrashort pulsed laser light irradiated onto the specimen.
摘要:
When exchanging a dichroic mirror to detect fluorescence of a different wavelength, it is unnecessary to carry out precise positional adjustment, particularly in a compact examination apparatus, and the dichroic mirror can be easily exchanged. The invention provides a connection unit including a light-source optical fiber, removably connected to the light source, for conveying the excitation light from the light source; a collimator lens for collimating the excitation light emitted from the light-source optical fiber to introduce the excitation light to the optical scanning section; and a dichroic mirror for splitting off fluorescence, which is generated in the sample and which returns via the objective lens and the optical scanning section, from a light path of the excitation light and for directing the fluorescence to a photodetector. The light-source optical fiber, the collimator lens, and the dichroic mirror are secured to each other such that optical axes thereof are aligned.
摘要:
Fluorescence emitted from a tissue can be detected efficiently, and excitation light with a plurality of wavelengths can be simultaneously emitted to simultaneously detect fluorescence with a plurality of wavelengths. A laser-scanning fluoroscopy apparatus includes a laser light source of a plurality of wavelengths; a spectroscopic device for splitting laser beams according to wavelength; a focusing lens for focusing the split laser beams; and a wavelength-selecting reflection device which includes a plurality of reflection sections disposed near the focal positions, spaced out at predetermined intervals in a split direction to reflect the laser beams with different wavelengths and a transmission section arranged adjacent to the reflection sections. The laser-scanning fluoroscopy apparatus further includes a diffraction grating for combining the reflected laser beams; a scanning section for two-dimensionally scanning the combined laser beams; an objective optical system for focusing the scanned laser beams onto a tissue; and a photodetector for detecting fluorescence emitted from the tissue. A width dimension, as measured along the split direction, of each reflection section of the wavelength-selecting reflection device is smaller than a width dimension of the transmission section.