The present application relates to the technical fields of optical elements, systems, instruments and imaging, and discloses a multi-point
confocal image scanning
microscope and an imaging method. According to the present application, an imaging
light source assembly, a
light source collimation
assembly, a multi-focus generation
assembly, a multi-focus moving assembly, a multi-focus projection assembly, and a camera detection assembly are arranged along a light path, so as to achieve complete
image recording. A unique multi-focus illumination mode provided by the present application is used in combination with an optical locked-phase detection technology, so that a defocus-induced stray
signal during thick sample imaging can be effectively removed, and
depth imaging is performed; the multi-focus generation assembly is switched, so that switching between a wide-field mode, a
confocal mode and a super-resolution mode is easily achieved. Moreover, the present application uses a pixel redistribution
algorithm to perform super-resolution reconstruction, and uses a multi-image
deconvolution reconstruction algorithm and redundant information in a
raw data set to perform frame reduction reconstruction, thereby increasing the imaging speed. Compared with the existing methods, the present application can increase the imaging speed, improve the imaging depth, reduce
phototoxicity, and widen the diversity of imaging
modes.