Phase contrast imaging

US10338368B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Carl Zeiss Microscopy GmbH · DE

Inventors

• Lars Stoppe · Jena, DE
• Christoph Husemann · Jena, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Aug 25, 2015
• Grant date: Jul 2, 2019
• Expiry date: Nov 16, 2035

Classification

• Technology area (CPC G): Physics
• CPC primary: G06T2207/20212
• WIPO field: Medical technology
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

An object is illuminated from at least one illuminating direction. For each illuminating direction, an intensity image of the object is captured during the illumination. On the basis of the at least one intensity image, a phase contrast image of the object is generated.