Improved microscopy with ultraviolet surface excitation (MUSE) using high-index immersion illumination

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Microscopy with ultraviolet surface excitation (MUSE) typically has an optical sectioning thickness significantly larger than standard physical sectioning thickness, resulting in increased background fluorescence and higher feature density compared to formalin-fixed, paraffin-embedded physical sections. We demonstrate that high-index immersion with angled illumination significantly reduces optical sectioning thickness through increased angle of refraction of excitation light at the tissue interface. We present a novel objective dipping cap and waveguide-based MUSE illuminator design with high-index immersion and quantify the improvement in optical sectioning thickness, demonstrating an e-1 section thickness reduction to 6.67 µm in tissue. Simultaneously, the waveguide illuminator can be combined with high or low magnification objectives, and we demonstrate a 6 mm2 field of view, wider than a conventional 10x pathology objective. Finally, we show that resolution and contrast can be further improved using deconvolution and focal stacking, enabling imaging that is robust to irregular surface profiles on surgical specimens.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2021

Erschienen:

2021

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:12

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Biomedical optics express - 12(2021), 10 vom: 01. Okt., Seite 6461-6473

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Ching-Roa, Vincent D [VerfasserIn]
Huang, Chi Z [VerfasserIn]
Giacomelli, Michael G [VerfasserIn]

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Date Revised 02.02.2022

published: Electronic-eCollection

Citation Status PubMed-not-MEDLINE

doi:

10.1364/BOE.435520

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM332837912