Svensk definition
En ljusmikroskopteknik där endast en punkt belyses och undersöks åt gången. En bild byggs upp genom att objektet skannas punkt för punkt. Ljuskällan kan vara av konventionell typ, eller laser eller UV-ljus.
Microscopy, Confocal
Konfokalmikroskopi
Engelsk definition
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.
Svenska synonymer
Lasermikroskopi — Laserskanningmikroskopi
Engelska synonymer
Confocal Microscopy — Confocal Microscopies — Microscopies, Confocal — Microscopy, Confocal, Laser Scanning — Confocal Laser Scanning Microscopy — Confocal Microscopy, Scanning Laser — Laser Scanning Confocal Microscopy — Laser Microscopy — Laser Microscopies — Microscopies, Laser — Microscopy, Laser — Laser Scanning Microscopy — Laser Scanning Microscopies — Microscopies, Laser Scanning — Microscopy, Laser Scanning — Scanning Microscopies, Laser — Scanning Microscopy, Laser