Reliability of confocal microscopy spectral imaging systems: Use of multispectral beads

Cytometry Part A

Volumn 71, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 174-189

  Zucker, Robert M ^a   Rigby, Paul ^b   Clements, Ian ^c   Salmon, Wendy ^d   Chua, Michael ^d  

^a U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^c MOLECULAR PROBES INC   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Confocal microscope; Europium; FocalCheck beads; Lasers; Leica; Molecular probes; PARISS; PMT; Quality assurance; Quantification spectroscopy; Spectral calibration and imaging; Spectroscopy; Validation; Wavelength calibration; Zeiss

Indexed keywords

ARGON; EUROPIUM; FLUORESCENT DYE; MERCURY;

ACCURACY; ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; CALIBRATION; CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; FLUORESCENCE; HISTOGRAM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; SPECTROSCOPY; VALIDATION STUDY;

CALIBRATION; EUROPIUM; FLUORESCENT DYES; MICROSCOPY, CONFOCAL; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SPECTROMETRY, FLUORESCENCE;

EID: 33847653284     PISSN: 15524922     EISSN: 15524930     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/cyto.a.20371     Document Type: Article

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