• Advanced Photonics
  • Vol. 5, Issue 6, 066004 (2023)
Bingying Zhao1、* and Jerome Mertz2
Author Affiliations
  • 1Boston University, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Boston, Massachusetts, United States
  • 2Boston University, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Boston, Massachusetts, United States
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    DOI: 10.1117/1.AP.5.6.066004 Cite this Article Set citation alerts
    Bingying Zhao, Jerome Mertz. Resolution enhancement with deblurring by pixel reassignment[J]. Advanced Photonics, 2023, 5(6): 066004 Copy Citation Text show less

    Abstract

    Improving the spatial resolution of a fluorescence microscope has been an ongoing challenge in the imaging community. To address this challenge, a variety of approaches have been taken, ranging from instrumentation development to image postprocessing. An example of the latter is deconvolution, where images are numerically deblurred based on a knowledge of the microscope point spread function. However, deconvolution can easily lead to noise-amplification artifacts. Deblurring by postprocessing can also lead to negativities or fail to conserve local linearity between sample and image. We describe here a simple image deblurring algorithm based on pixel reassignment that inherently avoids such artifacts and can be applied to general microscope modalities and fluorophore types. Our algorithm helps distinguish nearby fluorophores, even when these are separated by distances smaller than the conventional resolution limit, helping facilitate, for example, the application of single-molecule localization microscopy in dense samples. We demonstrate the versatility and performance of our algorithm under a variety of imaging conditions.
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    Bingying Zhao, Jerome Mertz. Resolution enhancement with deblurring by pixel reassignment[J]. Advanced Photonics, 2023, 5(6): 066004
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