A simple method for the acquisition of high-quality digital images from analog scanning electron microscopes

Journal of Microscopy

Volumn 191, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 297-302

  Gebert, A ^a   Preiss, G ^a  

^a HANNOVER MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Germany)

Author keywords

Analog digital converter; Digital imaging; Personal computer; Scanning electron microscopy; Windows software application

Indexed keywords

APPLICATION PROGRAMS; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; IMAGE RECORDING; PHOTOGRAPHY; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

ANALOG-DIGITAL CONVERTER; ANALOGUE-DIGITAL CONVERTERS; DIGITAL IMAGE; DIGITAL IMAGING; HIGH QUALITY; PLUG-INS; SCANNING ELECTRONS; SIMPLE METHOD; SOFTWARE APPLICATIONS; WINDOW SOFTWARE APPLICATION;

PERSONAL COMPUTERS;

ARTICLE; COMPUTER ANALYSIS; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; DIGITAL FILTERING; IMAGE PROCESSING; IMAGE QUALITY; MICROCOMPUTER; MULTICHANNEL RECORDER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

EID: 0031685343     PISSN: 00222720     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2818.1998.00380.x     Document Type: Article

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