Abstract
The ability of confocal laser-scanning microscopy to collect stacks of optical sections has made three-dimensional (volumetric) imaging a standard analytical tool in experimental cell and developmental biology. Parallel developments in deconvolution techniques, especially as computational power increased and costs decreased, offered tools to make three-dimensional (3D) imaging from widefield as well as confocal microscopes possible. Despite the high spatial resolution provided by these 3D methods, they all suffer from a common limitation: light scattering in the specimen limits them to operating in the outer few hundred micrometers of the specimen.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | Handbook of Biological Confocal Microscopy |
Subtitle of host publication | Third Edition |
Publisher | Springer US |
Pages | 607-626 |
Number of pages | 20 |
ISBN (Print) | 038725921X, 9780387259215 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 2006 |
Externally published | Yes |