All-in-focus fourier ptychographic microscopy via 3D implicit neural representation
Advanced Devices & InstrumentationPeer-Reviewed Publication
Microscopy plays a pivotal role in modern biomedical research, enabling the visualization of fine structures in complex specimens. Fourier ptychographic microscopy (FPM) is a computational imaging technique that combines multi-angle illumination with numerical reconstruction to achieve both high resolution and a wide field of view on standard microscope hardware. However, for samples with thickness variation, tilt, or inherently three-dimensional structures, the limited depth of field means that only a narrow focal region appears sharp, while out-of-focus areas remain blurred. This fundamentally constrains the applicability of conventional FPM to real 3D biological specimens. To address this challenge, the authors propose an all-in-focus FPM framework that integrates three-dimensional implicit neural representations with a physics-based imaging model, enabling uniformly sharp reconstructions across the entire depth range and substantially improving the performance of downstream tasks such as image segmentation. This is particularly important for research that requires obtaining the full cell morphology, statistical feature distribution, or conducting large-scale cell behavior analysis. By significantly enhancing the usability of three-dimensional sample imaging, this method provides a more reliable image foundation for high-throughput cell phenotypic analysis, pathological screening, and other life science scenarios.
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