Fast multicolor 3D imaging using aberration-corrected multifocus microscopy.

Abrahamsson, Sara; Chen, Jiji; Hajj, Bassam; Stallinga, Sjoerd; Katsov, Alexander Y; Wisniewski, Jan; Mizuguchi, Gaku; Soule, Pierre et al. · Nat Methods · 2013

basic_science · Level V

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Abstract

Conventional acquisition of three-dimensional (3D) microscopy data requires sequential z scanning and is often too slow to capture biological events. We report an aberration-corrected multifocus microscopy method capable of producing an instant focal stack of nine 2D images. Appended to an epifluorescence microscope, the multifocus system enables high-resolution 3D imaging in multiple colors with single-molecule sensitivity, at speeds limited by the camera readout time of a single image.

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