laser scanning microscope (LSM)
A laser scanning microscope refers to a system where an image is built by scanning a laser illumination pattern across the sample (e.g., point-scanning, line-scanning) or the sample relative to a stationary laser illumination pattern.
See also: confocal microscopy , scanning microscope , confocal laser scanning microscopy , line-scanning confocal microscopy , point-scanning confocal microscopy , raster scanning
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