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Researchers from the Center for Cancer Research, NCI, Bethesda, have developed a method to produce and correlate three dimensional image volumes of mammalian cells imaged by fluorescence and electron microscopy...

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Liver cirrhosis can be due to various causes, including alcohol abuse and viral hepatitis B. Two of the most frequent hereditary metabolic diseases are also indicated: hemochromatosis with pathological iron accumulation and Wilson's Disease with pathological copper accumulation. In order to distinguish them, the Institute of Pathology of the University of Rostock uses energy-filtering transmission electron microscopes for investigation of tissue sections. Thanks to the energy filter and software by Olympus Soft Imaging Solutions for digital image acquisition and image processing, elemental maps and energy loss spectra can be generated. These make it possible to obtain diagnoses quickly, even in early stages of the disease, and begin appropriate treatment early.

Asbestos fibers may cause lung cancer. New types of nanoparticles also present a high health risk. What kinds of fibers are contained within specific materials? How many particles get into the air we breathe? Within an occupational safety context, the technical office for dangerous occupational substances of a professional liability insurance association in Düsseldorf, Germany pursues these and other related questions. A transmission electron microscope, MegaView III digital camera and the iTEM image analysis platform are the investigators' tools.

Fighting animal epidemics is the responsibility of government agencies. In Brandenburg, a state in the eastern part of Germany, the Landeslaborbetrieb [Eng. State Laboratory Agency] is responsible for the diagnosis of animal epidemics and infectious animal diseases. The scientists employed at this lab can detect the viruses directly via electron microscope. Taking a comprehensively digital approach enables them to obtain diagnoses quickly and reliably. Acquisition, evaluation and management of the images and the documentation of findings is done using a special digital camera and the image analysis software analySIS. Cases that raise particularly thorny questions can be discussed with experts located elsewhere via the internet.