Widefield microscopy images of tissue sections by computer imaging techniques.
A fine photomicrograph covering one whole specimen is very useful in the study of skin histopathology. However, because it is almost impossible to take such a picture with a conventional photomicroscope, we attempted to make one with the aid of a computer. The large field was divided into small fields, which were individually recorded through a photomicroscope. The images were then digitized and processed with a computer to reconstruct the largefield image. A fine seamless image was reconstructed with this method. We can thus extend the field of a photomicroscope with the aid of computer imaging techniques, without impairing the quality.
Ikeda
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Department of Dermatology, Mitsui Omuta Hospital, Fukuoka, Japan.
Urushihara
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K
Ono
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T
D007091:Image Processing, Computer-Assisted; D010784:Photomicrography / Q000379:methods*