Far-field fluorescence microscopy with three-dimensional resolution in the 100-nm range

J Microsc. 1997 Jul;187(Pt 1):1-7. doi: 10.1046/j.1365-2818.1997.2410797.x.

Abstract

We report three-dimensional (3D) microscopy with nearly isotropic resolution in the lambda/5-lambda/10 range. Our approach combines 4PI-confocal two-photon fluorescence microscopy with image restoration. The 3D resolution is demonstrated with densely clustered beads as well as with F-actin fibers in mouse fibroblast cells. A comparison with unrestored two-photon confocal images reveals a total reduction of the uncertainty volume up to a factor of 15.

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Mice
  • Microscopy, Fluorescence*