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Quantitative Optical Microscopy: Measurement of Cellular Biophysical Features with a Standard Optical Microscope
Published on: April 7, 2014
A comparative study of microscopic images captured by a box type digital camera versus a standard microscopic
Nandini J Desai1, B D Gupta2, Pratik Narendrabhai Patel3
1Professor, Department of Pathology, Shri M.P. Shah Medical College , Jamnagar, India .
Introduction:
Obtaining images of slides viewed by a microscope can be invaluable for both diagnosis and teaching.They can be transferred among technologically-advanced hospitals for further consultation and evaluation. But a standard microscopic photography camera unit (MPCU)(MIPS-Microscopic Image projection System) is costly and not available in resource poor settings. The aim of our endeavour was to find a comparable and cheaper alternative method for photomicrography.
Materials And Methods:
We used a NIKON Coolpix S6150 camera (box type digital camera) with Olympus CH20i microscope and a fluorescent microscope for the purpose of this study.
Results:
We got comparable results for capturing images of light microscopy, but the results were not as satisfactory for fluorescent microscopy.
Conclusion:
A box type digital camera is a comparable, less expensive and convenient alternative to microscopic photography camera unit.
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