title: Spinning-disk confocal microscopy: present technology and future trends.
abstract: Live-cell imaging requires not only high temporal resolution but also illumination powers low enough to minimize photodamage. Traditional single-point laser scanning confocal microscopy (LSCM) is generally limited by both the relatively slow speed at which it can acquire optical sections by serial raster scanning (a few Hz) and the higher potential for phototoxicity. These limitations have driven the development of rapid, parallel forms of confocal microscopy, the most popular of which is the spinning-disk confocal microscope (SDCM). Here, we briefly introduce the SDCM technique, discuss its strengths and weaknesses against LSCM, and update the reader on some recent developments in SDCM technology that improve its performance and expand its utility for life science research now and in the future.
authors: Spectral Applied Research, Richmond Hill, Ontario, Canada.
authors: John
authors: J
authors: Oreopoulos
authors: Spectral Applied Research, Richmond Hill, Ontario, Canada.
authors: Richard
authors: R
authors: Berman
authors: Andor Technology, Belfast, United Kingdom.
authors: Mark
authors: M
authors: Browne
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D006801:Humans; D007091:Image Processing, Computer-Assisted / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000592:standards / Q000639:trends; D018613:Microscopy, Confocal / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000592:standards / Q000639:trends; D008856:Microscopy, Fluorescence / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000592:standards / Q000639:trends; D058996:Quality Improvement; D059010:Single-Cell Analysis / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000592:standards / Q000639:trends
keywords: Borealis; Confocal microscopy; EMCCD camera; Fluorescence saturation; High-speed imaging; Multimode fiber; Phototoxicity; Single-mode fiber; Spinning disk; sCMOS camera