Line-scanning fiber bundle endomicroscopy with a virtual detector slit
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Accepted version
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Author(s)
Hughes, M
Yang, G-Z
Type
Journal Article
Abstract
Coherent fiber bundles can be used to relay the image plane from the distal tip of an endomicroscope to an external confocal microscopy system. The frame rate is therefore determined by the speed of the microscope’s laser scanning system which, at 10-20 Hz, may be undesirably low for in vivo clinical applications. Line-scanning allows an increase in the frame rate by an order of magnitude in exchange for some loss of optical sectioning, but the width of the detector slit cannot easily be adapted to suit different imaging conditions. The rolling shutter of a CMOS camera can be used as a virtual detector slit for a bench-top line-scanning confocal microscope, and here we extend this idea to endomicroscopy. By synchronizing the camera rolling shutter with a scanning laser line we achieve confocal imaging with an electronically variable detector slit. This architecture allows us to acquire every other frame with the detector slit offset by a known distance, and we show that subtracting this second image leads to improved optical sectioning.
Date Issued
2016-06-01
Date Acceptance
2016-03-19
Citation
Biomedical Optics Express, 2016, 7 (6), pp.2257-2268
ISSN
2156-7085
Publisher
Optical Society of America
Start Page
2257
End Page
2268
Journal / Book Title
Biomedical Optics Express
Volume
7
Issue
6
Copyright Statement
© 2016 Optical Society of America. One print or electronic copy may be made for personal use only. Systematic reproduction and distribution, duplication of any material in this paper for a fee or for commercial purposes, or modifications of the content of this paper are prohibited.
Sponsor
Engineering & Physical Science Research Council (EPSRC)
Engineering & Physical Science Research Council (EPSRC)
Identifier
http://gateway.webofknowledge.com/gateway/Gateway.cgi?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000377514000016&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=1ba7043ffcc86c417c072aa74d649202
Grant Number
EP/I027769/1
EP/N022521/1
Subjects
Science & Technology
Life Sciences & Biomedicine
Physical Sciences
Biochemical Research Methods
Optics
Radiology, Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
HIGH-RESOLUTION MICROENDOSCOPY
LIGHT-SHEET MICROSCOPY
IN-VIVO
CONFOCAL MICROENDOSCOPE
STRUCTURED ILLUMINATION
LOW-COST
IDENTIFICATION
EPITHELIUM
ESOPHAGUS
CANCER
(110.0180) Microscopy
(170.2150) Endoscopic imaging
Publication Status
Published