Microscope System Wide Vision Image Construction
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional microscope systems require high magnification for high-definition images, which limits the observable range, necessitating multiple image capture and stitching, and are complex to operate and store effectively for pathological diagnosis.
Innovation Solution
A microscope system that allows image information to be obtained by moving the object lens and sample perpendicularly, designating specific zones, reducing unnecessary image data, and storing positional relationships, enabling wide vision and high-definition image construction without expert operation while reducing storage capacity.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Measurement precision
If high magnification is used to obtain high-definition images, then image definition is improved, but observable range becomes narrower
Solution Approach 1:
The patent divides the large-sample observation into multiple sub-images captured at different magnifications. High-definition images are captured for specific regions of interest, while other regions are captured at lower magnification. These segmented images are then synthesized to create a comprehensive wide vision image that maintains high definition in critical areas while covering the entire sample area.
2Area of stationary object
If multiple images are captured and stitched to achieve wide vision, then observable range is improved, but device complexity and operation difficulty increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements automated image capture and synthesis functions that operate without requiring expert manual intervention. The system automatically captures multiple sub-images at different magnifications, performs image alignment and stitching, and generates the final wide vision image. This self-service automation eliminates the need for manual operation by pathologists or experts, reducing both device complexity and operation difficulty.
3Area of stationary object
If multiple images are captured and stitched to achieve wide vision, then observable range is improved, but storage capacity requirements increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies different image quality levels to different regions of the sample based on their diagnostic importance. Regions of interest are captured and stored at high definition, while non-critical regions are captured at lower resolution. This local quality differentiation maintains high definition where needed while significantly reducing the overall storage capacity required for the complete wide vision image set.
4Measurement precision
If high magnification imaging is performed across the entire sample, then image definition is improved, but productivity decreases due to multiple captures and stitching
Solution Approach 1:
The patent performs preliminary automated image capture at multiple magnification levels and pre-processes these images into a synthesized wide vision image before diagnostic review. This preliminary action prepares the complete image set in advance, allowing pathologists to quickly review pre-processed wide vision images without waiting for manual capture and stitching during the diagnostic process, thereby improving overall productivity.
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AI summary
It is possible to provide a microscope system, capable of constructing a wide vision and high definition microscope image without requiring a work by a pathologist, of reducing a storage capacity for recording and storing after a pathologist observing and/or determining a diagnosis, and of forming and displaying a wide vision and high definition microscope image by comprising means for obtaining image information of the entirety, or a part, of a sample by moving an object lens and a sample relatively to each other in the perpendicular direction against an optical axis, means for designating a specific zone of the obtained image information, means for storing image information of the designated specific zone, means for reducing an information volume of image information not designated among the obtained image information, means for storing the reduced image information, and means for storing a positional relationship between these pieces of stored image information.