SCANNING LIGHT MICROSCOPE IMAGING SYSTEM

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Agency: National Science Foundation	Branch: N/A	Award ID: 10708	Program Year/Program: 1990 / SBIR
Agency Tracking Number: 10708	Solicitation Year: N/A	Solicitation Topic Code: N/A	Solicitation Number: N/A

Small Business Information: Triangle Research and Development Corporation
PO Box 12696 Research Triangle Park, NC 27709-0269
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Phase 2: Fiscal Year: 1990

Title: SCANNING LIGHT MICROSCOPE IMAGING SYSTEM

Agency: NSF

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Award Amount: $249,668.00

Abstract:
ADVANCES IN VIDEO IMAGING TECHNOLOGY IN THE MEDICAL SCIENCESHAVE LED TO THE WIDESPREAD USE OF COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY (CT) SCANNERS, MAGNETIC RESONANCE (MR) IMAGING, ULTRASOUND IMAGING, AND CHEST RADIOGRAPHY. HOWEVER, SIMILAR BROAD-BASED PROGRESS IN VIDEO IMAGING TECHNOLOGY FOR OPTICAL MICROSCOPY HAS NOT OCCURRED, PARTLY BECAUSE THE HIGHRESOLUTION COLOR IMAGES OF ORDINARY MICROSCOPES CANNOT BE EASILY DUPLICATED BY ORDINARY VIDEO MEANS. THE OBJECT OF THIS RESEARCH PROJECT IS TO SHOW THE FEASIBILITY OF AN ADVANCED-CONCEPT, THREE-COLOR VIDEO MICROSCOPE SUITABLE FOR BOTH ROUTINE ANALYSIS AND RESEARCH APPLICATIONS. FEATURES INCLUDE REAL-TIME, THREE-COLOR VIDEO IMAGES, INSTANTANEOUS ZOOM, VERY LOW ILLUMINATION POWER, SELECTIVE CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT, AND HIGHLY LINEAR DENSITOMETRY. DATA RESOLUTION MATCHES THE DIFFRACTION LIMIT OF THE OPTICS OVER A WIDE RANGE OF MAGNIFICATION. THE UNIT CAN ALSO BE OPERATED IN A CONFOCAL MODE.

Principal Investigator:
Ben T Gravely
Principal Investigator
9197818148

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Triangle Research & Developmnt
Po Box 12696 Resch Triangle Pk, NC 27709

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