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time-correlated single photon counting
Time-correlated single photon counting (TCSPC) is a technique used in photon counting applications, particularly in the...
universal product code
A system by which consumer products are assigned a bar code that is read by a scanner at a cash register, enabling...
retina camera
A special-purpose camera used by ophthalmologists to photograph the retina of the eye. The optical system operates through...
ophthalmoscope
Also referred to as a funduscope, an ophthalmoscope is a specialized instrument used by ophthalmologists for observing and...
scanning head
A device composed of a light source and phototube used to scan a moving strip of material in photoelectric side-register...
electron-beam lithography system
An electron-beam lithography (EBL) system is a sophisticated nanofabrication tool used in the semiconductor industry and...
electron multiplication charge-coupled device camera
An EMCCD (electron-multiplying charge-coupled device) camera is a type of scientific camera specifically designed for...
digital radiography
Medical diagnostic (x-ray) imaging using laser printers to produce high-resolution digital hard copy instead of film exposed...
histology
Histology is the branch of biology and medicine that involves the study of the microscopic structure of tissues and organs...
optical barcode reader
An optical barcode reader, commonly known as a barcode scanner, is a device that uses optical technology to capture and...
peripheral response
In a charge-coupled device, the detection of charge collected by the transport register rather than by the image-sensing...
transfer gate
A single long gate electrode that transfers the line of charge packets to the transport shift register in a charge-coupled...
histochemical staining
Histochemical staining is a laboratory technique used in biology and medicine to visualize specific chemical components...
petrographic microscope
A microscope equipped with a polarizer, an analyzer and a Bertrand lens to focus on the upper focal plane of the objective....
biometrics
Biometrics refers to the automated recognition of individuals based on their physiological or behavioral characteristics....
box camera
The simplest, most inexpensive type of camera, which is shaped as an oblong or square box, containing the simplest lens,...
spatial resolution
Spatial resolution refers to the level of detail or granularity in an image or a spatial dataset. It is a measure of the...
micromanipulator
A device that provides means for accurately moving minuscule tools over the surface of a microscopic object. The motion...
knife-edge scanning microscope
An imaging device originally created to image whole mouse brain volumes at microscopic resolution. The main component of the...
transport shift register
The element in a charge-coupled device that receives the charge packets transferred from the line of sensor sites and then...
2D profile sensor
A 2D profile sensor is a type of sensor used in various industrial and technological applications to measure and capture...
electron multiplying CCD
A CCD device in which a solid-state electron multiplying register has been added to the end of the normal serial register....
ophthalmology
Ophthalmology is a branch of medicine that focuses on the anatomy, physiology, and diseases of the eyes and visual system....
shift register
ophthalmic instruments
A family of specialized instruments used by ophthalmologists and optometrists to study a patient's eyes and prescribe...
charge-transfer efficiency
In a charge-coupled device, the percentage of each charge packet that is carried over to the next stage of the transport...
footprint
1. The sector of the Earth's surface registered upon a remote sensing device in a satellite. 2. The amount of space occupied...
eye test apparatus
Instruments used by ophthalmologists and optometrists to study the eye. There are, for instance, the ophthalmoscope to...
whole slide imaging
Whole slide imaging (WSI), also known as virtual slide microscopy or digital pathology, is a technology that involves the...
swept source optical coherence tomography
Swept-source optical coherence tomography is an imaging technique used in medical diagnostics, particularly in...
registration shift
A shift in the apparent position of an object when an optical element is added or removed.
virtual histology
Virtual histology refers to the use of digital technology and computational methods to simulate or recreate histological...

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