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WO1998002851A1
WO1998002851A1 PCT/US1997/012082 US9712082W WO9802851A1 WO 1998002851 A1 WO1998002851 A1 WO 1998002851A1 US 9712082 W US9712082 W US 9712082W WO 9802851 A1 WO9802851 A1 WO 9802851A1
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  • the present invention relates to optical microscopes for imaging sectioned objects.
  • the microscope is a historic and powerful tool for analyzing small objects.
  • researchers such as biologists and pathologists typically use microscopes to examine features of biological tissues.
  • tissue samples are viewed as prepared on a microscope slide. These slides present a cross-sectional view of the tissue sample from a single angle defined by the angle at which the sample was cut.
  • Optical microscopes use reflected or transmitted light to obtain structural information about the sample. Light rays can penetrate only a limited distance into a tissue sample. the actual limit is highly dependent on the type of tissue being examined, but a general limit of approximately 0.5 mm is typical.
  • out-of-focus objects within the overlying or underlying layers can contribute to localized defects or artifacts in the image. These defects and artifacts can cause the recorded image to be an inaccurate representation of the actual object.
  • the identification of specific tissue features often greatly depends on the angle at which the researcher views the tissue section. This angle, in turn, depends on the angle at which the tissue section was cut by the technician. It is thus desirable for the technician making the section to have knowledge of which angles are preferable, if any. It is also desirable for the technician to prepare the sample in a careful manner.
  • U.S. Patent No. 4,960,330 to Kerschmann which is incorporated by reference, discloses a pathology image recording apparatus.
  • the apparatus stores microscopy data of successive sections of an object for three-dimensional processing.
  • the researcher may arbitrarily rotate and view the image of the object or the image of any plane through the object. This may make the usefulness of the image less dependent on the skill of the technician.
  • the '330 patent teaches staining the object block with a fluorescent dye, causing the stained block to fluoresce, and imaging the surface of the block as a microtome removes successive sections. Layers below the surface of the block also fluoresce in response to illumination.
  • the '330 patent teaches several techniques to ensure that the surface plane provides the primary contribution to the overall image. In these, the contribution of the surface plane to the image is enhanced and that of the planes below are reduced.
  • the microscope is focused at the surface plane, making the surface plane contribution the clearest.
  • the object is prepared so as to reduce the interior layers' contribution. For example, the stained tissue is surrounded with and embedded in a medium treated with or containing a quencher. The quencher inhibits excitation by the dye to a greater extent in the deep tissue layers than at the surface.
  • the present invention is directed to a method for imaging an object with a planar sectioning microscope.
  • the method may include the step of preparing the object by staining the object with a dye and infiltrating the object with a transparent medium.
  • the method may also include the step of embedding the object in a transparent medium.
  • the method may further include the step of processing the images detected.
  • the method may include the step of using the images stored to create a model of the object or a plane within the object on a computer screen.
  • the invention is directed to an apparatus for optically and mechanically sectioning an object.
  • the apparatus comprises a microtome having a holder for receiving the object, the microtome for cutting a slice from the object upon command of a control program.
  • the apparatus also comprises a planar sectioning microscope mechanically coupled to the microtome by a bench and having a plane of best focus and a narrow depth of focus for imaging the object, and an optical mount mechanically coupled to the planar sectioning microscope and the bench for adjustably translating the plane of best focus relative to the object.
  • the planar sectioning microscope may be a confocal microscope .
  • the confocal microscope may be a laser scanning confocal microscope.
  • the laser scanning confocal microscope may include a photodiode detector or a photomultiplier detector.
  • the apparatus may further comprise a film mount for holding film on which images from the planar sectioning microscope may be recorded.
  • the invention is directed to another method for imaging an object.
  • This method comprises the steps of preparing the object, placing the object in a holder for viewing by a planar sectioning microscope having a plane of best focus and a narrow depth of focus, receiving by the planar sectioning microscope an image of a first plane of the object, the first plane located at a plane of best focus, moving the plane of best focus to a second plane of the object, receiving via the planar sectioning microscope an image of the second plane of the object, cutting a slice from the object with a microtome, the slice including at least one of the first or second planes, moving the plane of best focus to a third plane of the object, receiving via the planar sectioning microscope an image of the third plane of the object, and storing the images so received in a computer.
  • the method may include the step of staining the object with a dye.
  • the holder may be made of an optically clear material.
  • the invention is directed to another method for imaging an object with a planar sectioning microscope.
  • the method comprises the steps of receiving by the planar sectioning microscope an image of a surface plane of the object, translating a plane of best focus to a second plane within the object, receiving by the planar sectioning microscope and image of the object at the second plane, removing a slice from the object with a microtome, translating the plane of best focus to a third plane of the object, and receiving by the planar sectioning microscope an image of the object at the third plane .
  • the invention is directed to another method for imaging an object with a planar sectioning microscope.
  • This method comprises the steps of receiving by the planar sectioning microscope an image of a first plane of the object, translating the plane of best focus by a first increment to a second plane of the object, receiving by the planar sectioning microscope an image of the object at the second plane, translating the plane of best focus by a second increment to a third plane of the object, receiving by the planar sectioning microscope an image of the object at the third plane, removing a slice from the object with a microtome, the slice including a section corresponding to a least one of the first, second, or third planes, translating the plane of best focus to a fourth plane within the object, and receiving by the planar sectioning microscope an image of the object at the fourth plane.
  • a three-dimensional model of a tissue sample may be made without mechanically slicing the sample to obtain each image plane of data. This may be especially advantageous if the sample is delicate and not easily sliced. High-depth-resolution computer models of the object may be created. The usefulness of the data is less dependent on the skill of the technician preparing the sample .
  • Fig. 1 is a side view of a cutting system and microscope according to an embodiment of the invention.
  • Fig. 2 is a flowchart of a control program for an image gathering process according to an embodiment of the invention .
  • Fig. 3 is a flowchart of an image capture, processing, and storage procedure according to an embodiment of the invention.
  • a system for imaging sectioned objects includes microtome 102 and planar sectioning microscope 109, each mounted on bench 118.
  • Microtome 102 holds a tissue block 115 in a holder 114 generally facing planar sectioning microscope 109.
  • tissue block refers to a tissue sample prepared for cutting, typically combined with a hardening material, such as an infiltrating/embedding medium.
  • the optical axis of planar sectioning microscope 109 generally intersects tissue block 115 and for convenience is identified with the z-axis.
  • a planar sectioning microscope is one that has a narrow depth of focus, often half that of a conventional microscope.
  • the in- focus volume seen by a planar sectioning microscope is wide in two dimensions but narrow in a third, roughly forming a plane. If the depth of focus is sufficiently narrow, the planar sectioning microscope can be used to selectively examine a thin plane in an object, referred to here as the "plane of best focus".
  • the thickness of this plane, that corresponds to the narrow depth of focus may be, e.g., half a micron.
  • the image of the plane of best focus is received in planar sectioning microscope 109 through lens 191.
  • Planar sectioning microscope 109 may be, for example, a laser scanning confocal microscope (LSCM) such as those manufactured by Zeiss, Biorad, or Olympus. Other types of planar sectioning microscopes can be used, including optical sectioning microscopes.
  • LSCM laser scanning confocal microscope
  • the position of the plane of best focus may be moved to different points within the object by several techniques.
  • the LSCM can be mounted on an optical mount, allowing the LSCM to be moved relative to the object. Moving the LSCM accordingly moves the position of the plane of best focus a corresponding amount. In this situation, the distance between the LSCM and the object changes while the distance between the LSCM and the position of the plane of best focus remains constant.
  • the plane of best focus may also be moved to different points within the object by adjusting the optics within the LSCM. In this situation, the distance between the LSCM and the object remains constant while the distance between the LSCM and the position of the plane of best focus changes. In any case, the smallest distance that the plane of best focus may be translated is often about a tenth of a micron.
  • planar sectioning microscope 109 may be captured for later playback.
  • an LSCM has a photodiode or photomultiplier tube whose digital output is transmitted to a personal computer 175 and stored on a mass storage device 172.
  • the microscope output may also be detected by, for example, CCD detectors, especially where an optical sectioning microscope is used.
  • the detected image may be processed by an image processing device (not shown) prior to transmission to computer 175.
  • images may be recorded in an intermediate form, such as photographic film, and only later digitalized for storage and processing in a digital format.
  • a microtome 102 is a cutting device having an automatic advancing mechanism and a cutting blade.
  • Microtomes which may be used include, for example, LEITZ Models 1512 and 1516, as well as those manufactured by Olympus.
  • the slicing thickness of typical microtomes is commonly on the order of a micron, although ultramicrotomes can be used with slicing thicknesses on the order of tens of nanometers.
  • Components of microtome 102 include the conventional holder 114, reciprocating bar 113, motor drive 111, and microtome blade 116.
  • Motor drive 111 and blade 116 are each mounted to bench 118.
  • An optical mount 125 is also mounted to bench 118 and is coupled to planar sectioning microscope 109 for translating the plane of best focus relative to tissue block 115.
  • Optical mount 125 may translate the plane of best focus in two ways.
  • optical mount 125 could include a stepper motor which rotates the focusing knob on the microscope.
  • optical mount 125 could include a stepper motor which moves the microscope forward or back on a translation table.
  • a mount could be provided to move microtome 102 instead of, or in conjunction with, planar sectioning microscope 109. Nevertheless, consistently moving tissue block 115 may result in degradation of delicate samples. Thus, the first techniques may be more convenient.
  • the object to be imaged can be prepared to enhance its viewability.
  • preparation normally includes staining and infiltration/embedding. Standard techniques can accomplish these tasks .
  • a tissue sample is stained with a dye so as to improve the contrast of the tissue against a background. Staining improves resolution and contrast by introducing differences in optical density or in light absorption between the tissue and the background. It can also provide contrast between the tissue sample and the hardening medium.
  • the stains used can be brightfield dyes such as those conventionally used. These dyes absorb and emit light at the same wavelength. Therefore, light emitted by brightfield dyes at the plane of best focus may be partially re-absorbed by surrounding layers.
  • Fluorescent dyes which absorb and emit at different wavelengths. This property, the Stokes' shift, reduces the re-absorbance of the emitted light by surrounding tissues.
  • Fluorescent dyes which may be used include acridine orange, rhodamine, eosin, or ethidium bromide .
  • a staining bath may be used to stain the tissue sample and may have only a single stain or may be composed of a number of different stains. These different stains may have different chemical and fluorescence properties selected to differentially stain the tissue structures of interest. If stains are used whose image colors are less familiar to pathologists, computer-implemented image processing techniques can filter and transform the raw image into an image that has more familiar stain colors. This computational manipulation is described below.
  • the sample may also be infiltrated and embedded.
  • a tissue sample is infiltrated by a material to strengthen and harden the tissue sample. Often, the material is designed to permeate the entire sample. Absent infiltration, a tissue sample may tend to collapse upon itself .
  • embedding places a tissue sample in a material so as to provide protection and strength to the tissue sample. Absent embedding is often used to provide a convenient frame for a tissue sample prior to placement in a microtome holder.
  • the embedding material can be a polymeric plastic material such as the glycomethacrylates or paraffin used in pathology tissue embedding for light microscopy. Both the embedding material and also the holder 114 can be made of an optically clear material. The infiltrating material may be the same as the embedding material .
  • a number of techniques can be used to illuminate a sample. Preferably, however, fluorescence is used. In this mode, illumination such as ultraviolet or short- wavelength blue light from a laser excites the fluorescent dye in the tissue. Only the light emitted by the excited dye is imaged and recorded.
  • illumination such as ultraviolet or short- wavelength blue light from a laser excites the fluorescent dye in the tissue. Only the light emitted by the excited dye is imaged and recorded.
  • Tissue block 115 is placed in holder 114 in a desired orientation, although a specific orientation is not required.
  • a user may provide a rough alignment of tissue block 115 with planar sectioning microscope 109. Often this alignment involves moving planar sectioning microscope 109 so that the plane of best focus is at the surface of tissue block 115 or within the interior as the user desires.
  • the operation of the system can be controlled by a control program 171 running on a computer 175.
  • a personal computer 173 such as a PowerMac can be used to coordinate the components and capture the image data.
  • Control program 171 can also run on a graphics workstation 173 later used for viewing, such as a Silicon Graphics' Indigo II High-Impact workstation.
  • the tasks involved in coordinating the components include causing the movement of optical mount 125.
  • Optical mount 125 in turn moves the plane of best focus to a different point within tissue block 115 by, for example, altering the optics within microscope 109.
  • Actions which may also be involved are causing the movement of tissue block 115 and initiating microtome blade slices.
  • control program 171 obtains the operating parameters (step 214) by, for example, querying the user or a data file. These parameters include the depths at which images are taken and the depths at which microtome slices are made. For example, in a sample region of interest, the user may choose to separate images by small increments to obtain the highest resolution.
  • control program 171 may initiate the mechanical movement of microtome 102 or it may be initiated manually, i.e. by the user operating microtome 102.
  • Motor drive 111 drives reciprocating bar 113 up and down so that blade 116 cut slices from tissue block 115.
  • tissue block 115 is normally advanced a pre-specified distance by an automatic advancing mechanism. The distance advanced is often equal to the preset slicing thickness of microtome 102. In this case, the surface of tissue block 115 is at the same location after each slice is cut.
  • a plane of the object is imaged (step 216) and can be displayed in more than one place. A rough representation of lesser quality may be shown on a local display monitor as a check on the operation of the equipment (step 230) .
  • Another image, containing the full recorded digital information can be sent to computer 175 to be captured (step 232) .
  • the image capture software may be, for example, that produced by Leaf Systems, a division of Sci-Tex Inc., for use with their cameras.
  • control program 171 determines if the task is finished (step 222) . The program may terminate if no more images are to be captured (step 228) . If more images are to be captured, control program 171 may initiate certain actions. The choice depends on whether the operating parameters cause tissue block 115 to be sliced (step 224) . For example, control program 171 may cause a microtome slice of tissue block 115 (step 235) .
  • a microtome slice may be desired for two reasons.
  • a first reason is so that planar sectioning microscope 109 can be moved to tissue block 115 without contacting the block.
  • the distance between the object and the microscope lens is very short. The removal of a surface layer allows the lends of planar sectioning microscope 109 to be moved sequentially closer to the block.
  • a second reason for a microtome slice is to remove layers of tissue that may absorb light from and degrade the image of deep interior layers. For example, in the examination of deep layers light may be absorbed or scattered by the tissue block volume between the plane of best focus and the surface. This absorption or scattering is more pronounced than in the situation where planar sectioning microscope 109 is only examining the surface or shallow layers of tissue block 115. The sequential removal of portions of tissue block 115 minimizes the effect of this absorption or scattering.
  • microtome 115 has been completed, that portion may be removed and discarded or saved for future study as necessary.
  • the use of a microtome is especially useful in this connection as microtome slices are particularly well-suited to the manufacture of microscope specimens. The precision of most modern microtomes further allows slices to be made without inducing roughening in the remaining surface of the tissue block.
  • planar sectioning microscope 109 is reset (step 225) such that the plane of best focus is again at or within tissue block 115. Another image may then be taken (step 216) . If no microtome slice occurs, the plane of best focus is moved to a different depth within tissue block 115 (step 220) and another image taken (step 216) .
  • Each image plane is detected and captured by the computer 175 (step 232) .
  • the image data is supplemented with information regarding the depth where the image was captured.
  • the image can be further processed just after the image has been captured, or after the image has been stored. In the latter case, the image data stored in mass storage 172 may be recalled by graphics workstation 173 for further processing and presentation to the user.
  • color processing of images can be performed to enhance features and make the resultant displayed representation have colors similar to the dyes used in conventional pathology microscopy (step 234) .
  • Such use of familiar colors yields a comfortable and familiar representation, making use of the device considerably easier.
  • Resolution of certain features may be enhanced using image enhancement techniques (step 236) .
  • Image enhancement techniques may also be used to remove scattered light from out-of- focus tissues lying above or below the layer currently undergoing enhancement.
  • the image data may be stored as received or, optionally, compressed (step 238) .
  • Such compression can be substantial due to the large amount of redundance in such three-dimensional image data.
  • the JPEG technique may be used to compress data of a single image plane.
  • the MPEG technique may be used to compress data of multiple planes or of a reconstructed three dimensional model of the object.
  • the array of sections can be retrieved for playback as a three-dimensional image on graphics workstation 173 (step 242) using three-dimensional representations of the tissue sample .

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Méthode et appareil destinés à présenter un objet en images au moyen d'un microscope à sectionnement planaire (109). Ladite méthode permet de localiser le plan de la meilleure focalisation du microscope parmi plusieurs plans séquentiels à l'intérieur de l'objet, et d'obtenir une image de l'objet pour chaque plan. A l'aide d'un microtome (102), on prélève une tranche de l'objet, ladite tranche comprenant une section qui correspond au moins à l'un des plans dont on a préalablement obtenu l'image. Le plan de la meilleure focalisation est translaté vers un troisième plan à l'intérieur de l'objet; on présente en images un autre plan. L'appareil inclut un microtome (102) pour prélever des tranches de l'objet sur la commande d'un programme de commande, un microscope à sectionnement planaire (109) qui possède un plan de la meilleure focalisation et une profondeur étroite de focalisation lui permettant d'obtenir des images de l'objet, et un dispositif d'ajustage servant à translater le plan de la meilleure focalisation en rapport avec l'objet (125).
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