Microscopy, Confocal
Synonyms
Confocal Laser Scanning Microscopy
Confocal Microscopies
Confocal Microscopy
Confocal Microscopy, Scanning Laser
Laser Microscopies
Laser Microscopy
Laser Scanning Confocal Microscopy
Laser Scanning Microscopies
Laser Scanning Microscopy
Microscopies, Confocal
Microscopies, Laser
Microscopies, Laser Scanning
Microscopy, Confocal, Laser Scanning
Microscopy, Laser
Microscopy, Laser Scanning
Scanning Microscopies, Laser
Scanning Microscopy, Laser
A light microscopic technique in which only a small spot is illuminated and observed at a time. An image is constructed through point-by-point scanning of the field in this manner. Light sources may be conventional or laser, and fluorescence or transmitted observations are possible.