Axial resolution and imaging contrast enhancement in inverted light-sheet microscopy by natural illumination modulation

Autor: Zhi Wang, Wei Qiao, Tao Jiang, Siqi Chen, Bolin Lu, Kefu Ning, Rui Jin, Hui Gong, Jing Yuan
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2022
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Zdroj: Frontiers in Neuroscience, Vol 16 (2022)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1662-453X
DOI: 10.3389/fnins.2022.1032195
Popis: Inverted light-sheet microscopy (ILSM) is widely employed for fast large-volume imaging of biological tissue. However, the scattering especially in an uncleared sample, and the divergent propagation of the illumination beam lead to a trade-off between axial resolution and imaging depth. Herein, we propose naturally modulated ILSM (NM-ILSM) as a technique to improve axial resolution while simultaneously maintaining the wide field-of-view (FOV), and enhancing imaging contrast via background suppression. Theoretical derivations, simulations, and experimental imaging demonstrate 15% axial resolution increases, and fivefold greater image contrast compared with conventional ILSM. Therefore, NM-ILSM allows convenient imaging quality improvement for uncleared tissue and could extend the biological application scope of ILSM.
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