Abstract:
An apparatus for a microscope system is provided. The apparatus comprising one or more processors and one or more storage devices. The one or more processors are configured to receive region information about an accessible spatial region for an objective of the microscope system and to trigger a restriction of a relative movement of the objective based on the region information.
Abstract:
A method for checking a dissection process in a laser microdissection system includes carrying out the dissection process for cutting out a dissectate from an object in a first region of the object by a laser beam. First image data is acquired of at least the first region of the object after the dissection process. It is examined whether the first image data has sharp structures within a region to be separated by the dissection process in order to determine whether the dissection process was successful.
Abstract:
A method for calibrating a laser deflection device in a reflected light device of a microscope of a laser inictodissection system having a digital image capturing unit comprising an image evaluation module includes generating a laser beam; guiding the laser beam through a microscope objective; directing the laser beam to a position defined by actuation sinals; placing a calibration object in the object plane of the microscope objective; actuating the laser deflection device using first actuation signais and first calibration values, making at least one calibration mark on the calibration object; capturing an image ofthe calibration object by the digital image capturing unit; determining actual position values for the at least one calibration mark; and determining second calibration values based on a relationship between the default position values and the actual position values.
Abstract:
A specimen slide (100) having a sample region (101) in which a sample (200) that can be investigated microscopically can be arranged, and that comprises reference points (A-Z, 1-24, a-j, α-κ) arranged at least in the sample region (101), is proposed. The reference points (A-Z, 1-24, a-j, α-κ) are embodied in such a way that on the basis of an identification of at least a stipulated number of reference points (A-Z, 1-24, a-j, α-κ) in an arbitrary sub-region (102) of the sample region (101), the position of the arbitrary sub-region (102), and/or at least one position therein, on the specimen slide (100) can be unequivocally determined A method for determining and/or retrieving a position on a corresponding specimen slide, and a corresponding sample investigation system, are likewise subjects of the invention.