Scan-based imaging with variable scan speed using predictions of region-of-interest positions
US10416427B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Feb 23, 2018 |
| Grant date | Sep 17, 2019 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 23, 2038 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG02B21/006
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method and system for obtaining an image of object, for example an optical section of a sample, are disclosed. The image includes a plurality of scan lines to be acquired. The method includes, for a current one of the scan lines to be acquired, a step of determining positions of one or more predicted regions of interest along the current scan line based on at least one previously acquired predictive scan line. The method also includes a step of acquiring the current scan line along a scan path in accordance with a variable scan speed profile including at least one slower speed component along segments of the scan path corresponding to the positions of the one or more predicted regions of interest and at least one faster speed component elsewhere along the scan path.
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