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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 15, 2009
Filed:
Mar. 15, 2006
Norbert Eustergerling, Erlangen, DE;
Donal Medlar, Weisendorf, DE;
Volker Pritsching, Erlangen, DE;
Wolfgang Strob, Erlangen, DE;
Norbert Eustergerling, Erlangen, DE;
Donal Medlar, Weisendorf, DE;
Volker Pritsching, Erlangen, DE;
Wolfgang Strob, Erlangen, DE;
Siemens Aktiengesellschaft, , DE;
Abstract
An image sensor for a fluorescence scanner for recording both optical and fluorescence images is described. The image sensor includes an image detector and a filter layer. The filter layer comprises at least two different surface portions which have at least two different filter properties. At least one surface portion has a filter characteristic such that fluorescent light can pass through, and at least visible light is filtered out. At least one further surface portion has a filter characteristic such that visible light can pass through.