| 摘要 |
<p>The present invention refers to an MRI-compatible optical microscope (10) for use in a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scanner. The microscope comprises an objective lens assembly (18) for collecting light from a sample (14) to be investigated within an MRI scanner, the objective lens assembly (18) having a first optical axis (20); an observation optics (54) having a second optical axis (46) substantially perpendicular to the first optical axis (20); and an light path deflection assembly (38, 40, 42), arranged in the optical path between the objective lens assembly and the observation optics for deflecting light from the objective lens assembly to the observation optics (54). Moreover, the invention refers to a method of optical microscopy inside a magnet of an MRI scanner, where a microscope of the invention may be applied. In one aspect, the microscope is provided as an immersion microscope and used in combination with an immersion liquid having a magnetic susceptibility adapted to the magnetic susceptibility of the sample.</p> |
