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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 28, 2009
Filed:
Mar. 01, 2006
Pavel A. Fomitchov, New York, NY (US);
Eugene Barash, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Ahmad Yetka, Somerset, NJ (US);
Joseph Masino, Iii, Howell, NJ (US);
Pavel A. Fomitchov, New York, NY (US);
Eugene Barash, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Ahmad Yetka, Somerset, NJ (US);
Joseph Masino, III, Howell, NJ (US);
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Abstract
A system and method for multimode imaging of at least one sample is disclosed. The system includes at least one light source; an optical system selected responsive to a mode of operation of the imaging system; and a detector capable of selective reading of pixels. The at least one sample is moved elative to the optical system using a sample movement technique selected from the group consisting of step sample moving and continuous sample moving. The method includes the steps of (1) selecting a mode of operation for the imaging system; (2) transmitting light from at least one light source through an optical system selected in response to the mode of operation for the imaging system; (3) moving the at least one sample relative to the optical system using a sample movement technique selected from the group consisting of step sample moving and continuous sample moving; and (4) selectively reading pixels with a detector.