Mesoscopy refers to imaging methodologies that provide a field of view(FOV)ranging from several millimeters to centimeters while achieving cellular or even subcellular resolution(Figure 1).This technological framework...Mesoscopy refers to imaging methodologies that provide a field of view(FOV)ranging from several millimeters to centimeters while achieving cellular or even subcellular resolution(Figure 1).This technological framework employs specially designed large-scale objective lenses to correct aberrations across extended FOVs,synchronized with light-field acquisition modalities through either scanning point detection or large-format array detection.Conventional microscopes,constrained by the limitations of objective lenses,exhibit a trade-off between the FOV and resolution.To achieve both high resolution and a large FOV,common approaches such as FOV stitching and Fourier ptychography were employed.However,these methods were extremely slow and imposed numerous constraints on samples.In 2016,a mesoscopic objective lens was introduced to address these challenges,achieving a 6 mm FOV and 0.7 mm resolution,thereby increasing the imaging throughput of conventional objective lenses by orders of magnitude.1 In the same year,this technology was recognized as one of the top ten physics breakthroughs worldwide by Physics World.Since then,mesoscopic imaging technology has gradually gained momentum and has been applied in various fields.展开更多
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文摘Mesoscopy refers to imaging methodologies that provide a field of view(FOV)ranging from several millimeters to centimeters while achieving cellular or even subcellular resolution(Figure 1).This technological framework employs specially designed large-scale objective lenses to correct aberrations across extended FOVs,synchronized with light-field acquisition modalities through either scanning point detection or large-format array detection.Conventional microscopes,constrained by the limitations of objective lenses,exhibit a trade-off between the FOV and resolution.To achieve both high resolution and a large FOV,common approaches such as FOV stitching and Fourier ptychography were employed.However,these methods were extremely slow and imposed numerous constraints on samples.In 2016,a mesoscopic objective lens was introduced to address these challenges,achieving a 6 mm FOV and 0.7 mm resolution,thereby increasing the imaging throughput of conventional objective lenses by orders of magnitude.1 In the same year,this technology was recognized as one of the top ten physics breakthroughs worldwide by Physics World.Since then,mesoscopic imaging technology has gradually gained momentum and has been applied in various fields.
