Extended depth of focus microscopy

Details Extended depth of focus microscopy Extended depth of focus microscopy

2004-02-13

2008-10-28

Chawan, Sheela C (Department: 2624)

Image analysis

Applications

3-d or stereo imaging analysis

C382S255000, C359S306000, C359S579000

Reexamination Certificate

active

07444014

ABSTRACT:
Imaging techniques. The focus of an imaging device is varied while acquiring an image of an object. The resulting blurred image is deconvolved to generate, in one embodiment, a two-dimensional projection image of three dimensions of the object.

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