title: Digital holographic microscopy for live cell applications and technical inspection.
abstract: Digital holographic microscopy enables a quantitative phase contrast metrology that is suitable for the investigation of reflective surfaces as well as for the marker-free analysis of living cells. The digital holographic feature of (subsequent) numerical focus adjustment makes possible applications for multifocus imaging. An overview of digital holographic microscopy methods is described. Applications of digital holographic microscopy are demonstrated by results obtained from livings cells and engineered surfaces.
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Biophysics, University of Muenster, Robert-Koch-Strasse 45, D-48129 Muenster, Germany.
authors.forename: Björn
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Kemper
authors.forename: Gert
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: von Bally
mesh_terms: D000465:Algorithms; D045744:Cell Line, Tumor; D004867:Equipment Design; D019544:Equipment Failure Analysis; D006696:Holography / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D007089:Image Enhancement / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods; D007090:Image Interpretation, Computer-Assisted / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods; D008422:Materials Testing / Q000379:methods; D008858:Microscopy, Phase-Contrast / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods; D010190:Pancreatic Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D012815:Signal Processing, Computer-Assisted