Fast submicrometer-scale imaging of whole zebrafish using the knife-edge scanning microscope. Conference Paper uri icon

abstract

  • Advances in high-resolution 3D microscopy have enabled the investigation of subcellular microstructures in biological specimen. For a full understanding of the organism's structure and function, it is mandatory to obtain data from the whole animal, not just parts of it. In this paper, we present our work with the Knife-Edge Scanning Microscope (KESM) for imaging a Nissl-stained whole zebrafish larva. KESM combines a diamond microtome and line-scan imaging for simultaneous sectioning and imaging in 3D. We show that using the KESM, a zebrafish, less than 3 mm long and diameter less than 500 m, can be imaged within 1 hour at a resolution of 0.6 m 0.7 m 1.0 m. We also present new results on using a vibrating microtome to improve sectioning and imaging robustness.

name of conference

  • 2016 38th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society (EMBC)

published proceedings

  • Annu Int Conf IEEE Eng Med Biol Soc

author list (cited authors)

  • Miller, D. E., Shah, R. S., Wencong Zhang, .., Jaewook Yoo, .., Jaerock Kwon, .., Mayerich, D., ... Yoonsuck Choe.

citation count

  • 0

complete list of authors

  • Miller, Daniel E||Shah, Raj S||Mayerich, David||Keyser, John||Abbott, Louise C

publication date

  • August 2016