RECONSTRUCTING EMBRYONIC DEVELOPMENT FROM HIGH-RESOLUTION LIGHT SHEET MICROSCOPY DATA

AbstractLight-sheet fluorescence microscopy (LSFM) enables high-speed, high-resolution, gentle imaging of live biological specimens over extended periods. Here we describe a technique that improves the spatiotemporal resolution and collection efficiency of LSFM without modifying the underlying microscope. By imaging samples on reflective coverslips, we enable simultaneous collection of multiple views, obtaining 4 complementary views in 250 ms, half the period it would otherwise take to collect only two views in symmetric dual-view selective plane illumination microscopy (diSPIM). We also report a modified deconvolution algorithm that removes the associated epifluorescence contamination and fuses all views for resolution recovery. Furthermore, we enhance spatial resolution (to < 300 nm in all three dimensions) by applying our method to a new asymmetric diSPIM, permitting simultaneous acquisition of two high-resolution views otherwise difficult to obtain due to steric constraints at high numerical aperture (NA). We demonstrate the broad applicability of our method in a variety of samples of moderate (< 50 μm) thickness, studying mitochondrial, membrane, Golgi, and microtubule dynamics in single cells and calcium activity in nematode embryos.

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Multiview tiling light sheet microscopy for 3D high resolution live imaging

Development ◽

10.1242/dev.199725 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Mostafa Aakhte ◽

H.-Arno J. Müller

Keyword(s):

High Resolution ◽

Myosin Ii ◽

Resolution Enhancement ◽

Light Sheet ◽

Field Of View ◽

Large Field ◽

Axial Resolution ◽

Light Sheet Microscopy ◽

Drosophila Embryogenesis ◽

Mechanical Rotation

Light sheet or selective plane illumination microscopy (SPIM) is ideally suited for in toto imaging of living specimens at high temporal-spatial resolution. In SPIM, the light scattering that occurs during imaging of opaque specimens brings about limitations in terms of resolution and the imaging field of view. To ameliorate this shortcoming, the illumination beam can be engineered into a highly confined light sheet over a large field of view and multi-view imaging can be performed by applying multiple lenses combined with mechanical rotation of the sample. Here, we present a Multiview tiling SPIM (MT-SPIM) that combines the Multi-view SPIM (M-SPIM) with a confined, multi-tiled light sheet. The MT-SPIM provides high-resolution, robust and rotation-free imaging of living specimens. We applied the MT-SPIM to image nuclei and Myosin II from the cellular to subcellular spatial scale in early Drosophila embryogenesis. We show that the MT-SPIM improves the axial-resolution relative to the conventional M-SPIM by a factor of two. We further demonstrate that this axial resolution enhancement improves the automated segmentation of Myosin II distribution and of nuclear volumes and shapes.

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High-Resolution, Large Field-of-View, and Multi-View Single Objective Light-Sheet Microscopy

10.1101/2020.09.22.309229 ◽

2020 ◽

Author(s):

Bin Yang ◽

Alfred Millett-Sikking ◽

Merlin Lange ◽

Ahmet Can Solak ◽

Hirofumi Kobayashi ◽

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Keyword(s):

High Resolution ◽

Light Sheet ◽

Field Of View ◽

Large Field ◽

Sample Rotation ◽

Light Sheet Microscopy ◽

Spatio Temporal ◽

Large Living ◽

Single Objective ◽

Imaging Speed

Light-sheet microscopy has become the preferred method for long-term imaging of large living samples because of its low photo-invasiveness and good optical sectioning capabilities. Unfortunately, refraction and scattering often pose obstacles to light-sheet propagation and limit imaging depth. This is typically addressed by imaging multiple complementary views to obtain high and uniform image quality throughout the sample. However, multi-view imaging often requires complex multi-objective configurations that complicate sample mounting, or sample rotation that decreases imaging speed. Recent developments in single-objective light-sheet microscopy have shown that it is possible to achieve high spatio-temporal resolution with a single objective for both illumination and detection. Here we describe a single-objective light-sheet microscope that achieves: (i) high-resolution and large field-of-view imaging via a custom remote focusing objective; (ii) simpler design and ergonomics by remote placement of coverslips; (iii) fast volumetric imaging by means of light-sheet stabilised stage scanning – a novel scanning modality that extends the imaging volume without compromising imaging speed nor quality; (iv) multi-view imaging by means of dual orthogonal light-sheet illumination. Finally, we demonstrate the speed, field of view and resolution of our novel instrument by imaging zebrafish tail development.

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