MICROSCOPE AND METHOD FOR GENERATING A COMBINED IMAGE FROM MULTIPLE INDIVIDUAL IMAGES OF AN OBJECT

摘要

A microscope (10) for generating a combined image (34; 54; 64) from multiple individual images (28a to 28d; 52a to 52d; 62a to 62d) of an object (30; 50; 60) encompasses at least one illumination device (22) for illuminating the object (30; 50; 60) from at least two different illumination directions (24a, 24b); an image acquisition unit (26) for acquiring multiple individual images (28a to 28d; 52a to 52d; 62a to 62d) of the object (30; 50; 60) illuminated from the at least two different illumination directions (24a, 24b); and an image combination unit (32) for combining the individual images (28a to 28d; 52a to 52d; 62a to 62d) in order to obtain the combined image (34; 54; 64). The image combination unit (32) is embodied to combine the individual images (28a to 28d; 52a to 52d; 62a to 62d) so that an information loss connected with an image artifact of one of the individual images (28a to 28d; 52a to 52d; 62a to 62d) is compensated for utilizing an image datum of at least one other of the individual images (28a to 28d; 52a to 52d; 62a to 62d) in the combined image (34; 54; 64).

主权项

1. A microscope (10) that generates a combined image (34; 54; 64) from multiple individual images (28a to 28d; 52a to 52d; 62a to 62d) of an object (30; 50; 60), the microscope (10) comprising:
at least one illumination device (22; 22a; 22b) that illuminates the object (30; 50; 60) from at least two different illumination directions (24a, 24b); an image acquisition unit (26) that acquires multiple individual images (28a to 28d; 52a to 52d; 62a to 62d) of the object (30; 50; 60) illuminated from the at least two different illumination directions (24a, 24b); and an image combination unit (32) that combines the individual images (28a to 28d; 52a to 52d; 62a to 62d) and thereby generates the combined image (34; 54; 64), wherein the image combination unit (32) is configured to compensate, upon combination of the individual images (28a to 28d; 52a to 52d; 62a to 62d), for an information loss connected with an image artifact of one of the individual images (28a to 28d; 52a to 52d; 62a to 62d) utilizing an image datum of at least one other of the individual images (28a to 28d; 52a to 52d; 62a to 62d) in the combined image (34; 54; 64).