Video-rate Scanning Confocal Microscopy and MicroendoscopyAlexander J. Nichols 1,2,3, Conor L. Evans 1,3
1Program in Biophysics, Harvard University , 2Division of Health Sciences and Technology, Harvard-MIT, 3Wellman Center for Photomedicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School
The complete construction of a custom, real-time confocal scanning imaging system is described. This system, which can be readily used for video-rate microscopy and microendoscopy, allows for an array of imaging geometries and applications not accessible using standard commercial confocal systems, at a fraction of the cost.