ACCELERATING DIGITAL MICROSCOPY SCANS USING EMPTY/DIRTY AREA DETECTION

    公开(公告)号:US20240085688A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-03-14

    申请号:US18514050

    申请日:2023-11-20

    申请人: SCOPIO LABS LTD.

    IPC分类号: G02B21/36 G02B21/00 G02B21/12

    摘要: A microscope comprising an illumination assembly, an image capture device and a processor can be configured to selectively identify regions of a sample comprising artifacts or empty space. By selectively identifying regions of the sample that have artifacts or empty space, the amount of time to generate an image of the sample and resources used to generate the image can be decreased substantially while providing high resolution for appropriate regions of the computational image. The processor can be configured to change the imaging process in response to regions of the sample that comprises artifacts or empty space. The imaging process may comprise a higher resolution process to output higher resolution portions of the computational image for sample regions comprising valid sample material, and a lower resolution process to output lower resolution portions of the computational image for sample regions comprising valid sample material.

    A MODULAR SMARTPHONE MICROSCOPY DEVICE FOR MULTIMODAL IMAGING

    公开(公告)号:US20230412905A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-12-21

    申请号:US18034803

    申请日:2021-11-02

    摘要: The present invention provides methods and systems for a multimodal, portable imaging platform that can be easily installed on a mobile phone or other mobile communication devices carrying a camera. The portable imaging system includes an electronic device with a camera, a base attachment, and at least two interchangeable imaging heads. The base attachment is configured to connect to the digital device on one side and at least two removable, interchangeable imaging heads on the other side. The connected imaging head is in optical communication with the camera. Switching between different imaging modalities is as simple as switching between the interchangeable imaging heads. Each removable imaging head contains its own light source (or is optically connected to a laser diode disposed in the base attachment), lens, and/or optical filters that can be attached quickly to the same base attachment.

    MICROSCOPIC OBSERVATION METHOD AND MICROSCOPIC OBSERVATION DEVICE

    公开(公告)号:US20230350181A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-11-02

    申请号:US17731182

    申请日:2022-04-27

    IPC分类号: G02B21/12 G06V20/69 G02B21/34

    摘要: A microscopic observation method configured to observe a specimen in a specimen carrier that includes the following steps: placing the specimen carrier at an observation point; obtaining a length of the specimen carrier along a movement direction, a thickness of the specimen carrier along an observation direction of a microscope objective, an observation angle of the microscope objective, and a relative distance between a lateral surface of the specimen carrier and the microscope objective along the movement direction; and adjusting an incident angle of a light beam emitted from a dark-field illumination towards the specimen carrier according to a calculation result of the length, the thickness, the observation angle, and the relative distance.

    Methods and systems for single frame autofocusing based on color- multiplexed illumination

    公开(公告)号:US11356593B2

    公开(公告)日:2022-06-07

    申请号:US16869190

    申请日:2020-05-07

    发明人: Guoan Zheng

    摘要: The present disclosure includes systems and methods for capture a whole slide image of a sample. In exemplary embodiments, a camera is configured to capture a digital image of a sample. The system captures a bright field image of the sample, and captures a digital image of the sample illuminated from a first incident angle at a first wavelength and a second incident angle at a second wavelength. The system can determine whether the sample is defocused based on the transitional shift between a first wavelength channel and a second wavelength channel of the captured digital image. The system can determine the defocus distance based on the transitional shift and autofocus using the defocus distance such the bright field image is in focus.

    Method for generating and analyzing an overview contrast image

    公开(公告)号:US11307398B2

    公开(公告)日:2022-04-19

    申请号:US16618773

    申请日:2018-05-15

    摘要: A method for generating and analyzing an overview contrast image of a specimen carrier and/or of specimens situated on a specimen carrier. A specimen carrier arranged at least partially in the focus of a detection optical unit is illuminated in transmitted light using a two-dimensional, array-like illumination pattern. At least two overview raw images are detected using different illuminations of the specimen carrier, and, according to information to be extracted from the overview contrast image, a combination algorithm is selected by means of which the at least two overview raw images are combined to form the overview contrast image. According to information to be extracted from the overview contrast image, an image evaluation algorithm is selected by means of which the information is extracted.

    METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR GENERATING REFLECTIVE DARK FIELD (RDF) ILLUMINATION FOR A MICROSCOPE

    公开(公告)号:US20210302711A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-09-30

    申请号:US17218878

    申请日:2021-03-31

    发明人: Alex LOPATIN

    IPC分类号: G02B21/12

    摘要: A system and method for generating reflective dark field illumination in an imaging system that includes a set of elementary illuminators, each of the set of elementary illuminators including a light source, a lens assembly and an illuminator aperture; and a bright field/dark field (BD) lens. The set of elementary illuminators are positioned in a ring-like shape to direct light towards a port of the BD lens. Depending on an application of the imaging system, a lens assembly focal distance and a distance between a light source and a lens assembly are determined based on the application.