The VivaScope® System is a reflectance confocal microscope, full color macroscopic imager,and software that captures images of in vivo tissue specimens from the exposed surface of thetissue, through the unstained epithelium and into the superficial supporting stroma. It providesnon-invasive in vivo images of the epithelium and supporting stroma. The VivaScope® Systemdoes NOT provide automated analysis or diagnosis of the images it produces. It is capable ofimaging cells in the epidermis of skin and the fibrous tissue (primarily collagen and fibrin) in thedermis. In addition, it is possible to visualize circulation of blood cells (including botherythrocytes and leukocytes) in capillaries and other small vessels.
A microscope designed to obtain high-magnification cross-sectional [three-dimensional (3-D)] images by scanning the sample with the focused point of laser light, restricting the illumination to a tiny, targeted section of the specimen while eliminating out-of-focus light (confocal microscopy). The image data is detected, amplified, and usually digitized and displayed on a high resolution (typically 1024 x 1024 pixel) monitor. The data can be stored, e.g., in a computer. This microscope can be mounted on conventional or specially designed light microscopes, e.g., upright or inverted stage, and is mostly used for cell and molecular biology examinations, e.g., cells, cell cultures or tissue.
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