Patent ID: 7491924
Filing Date: 2009-02-17
Classification: G01J,G01N

Abstract:
1. A method for collecting images of signals using an imaging apparatus, the method comprising: placing a sample tile on a stage of the imaging apparatus, the sample tile having an array including a plurality of features, at least a portion of the features each having a hybridized sample; introducing a first excitation energy upon an area of the sample tile, flooding an entirety of the area of the sample tile with the first excitation energy, and causing a first signal to be emitted; collecting a first image of at least a portion of the array utilizing an image collecting device of the imaging apparatus, the first image being representative of the first signal; and collecting a second image of at least a portion of the array utilizing the image collecting device of the imaging apparatus, the second image being representative of a second signal, the second signal being different than the first signal.