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Imaging Workbench 9

Image Acquisition

  • Acquire images in ratiometric and nonratiometric modes
  • Acquire images using one or two dye-sets. Either can be ratiometric or nonratiometric
  • Simultaneous control of excitation and emission wavelength for each dye-set
  • Live video mode for focusing
  • Shading correction (see image below)
  • ΔF/F0 for any nonratiometric wavelengths; F0 can be averaged to a low-noise image
  • Background subtraction
  • View and save a smaller acquisition area in the field of view to accelerate acquisition and save hard disk space
  • Store images to a ring buffer for the highest performance
  • Always-on-top Acquisition Control Panel for on-the-fly changes to acquisition parameters

Image Display

  • Multiple image display
  • Generates ratio images, pseudocolor mapped based on ratio or intensity values
  • Annotates image files with comment tags and voice tags
  • Prints on-line graphs. Copy and paste graphs into other programs
  • Dragging a "sync" cursor along the time-axis of the graph will automatically display the image acquired
  • at the corresponding time (see below)

Timing Control

  • Switch acquisition rates at will when recording continuously
  • Allows episodic acquisition protocols, e.g. with electrophysiology
  • Precise timing control of camera, wavelength changers and shutter devices
  • Timing Overview window that illustrates device control and image acquisition timing, allowing
  • for precise calculation of fluorescence exposure cycles

Concurrent Imaging and Electrophysiology

  • Imaging Workbench 6 has enhanced features for cooperative, simultaneous imaging and electrophysiology
  • when used in conjunction with 8 through 10.
  • IW is also compatible with PatchMaster v2 from Heka.
  • Runs concurrently with Clampex or PatchMaster
  • Receives software trigger from Clampex to start image acquisition
  • Digital outputs are sent through the INDEC BioSystems DIO-3 interface box or equivalent. Digital inputs
  • to the DIO-3 can trigger image acquisition
  • Displays electrophysiology data, fluorescence intensities and/or ion concentrations in the same graph
  • A "sync" cursor can be placed anywhere on the electrophysiology data, and the image acquired
  • at the corresponding time will be automatically displayed