Preliminary two-dimensional scanning of a sample with a light beam is carried out before an operation for obtaining an image signal representing a microscope image is carried out. During the preliminary scanning of the sample, a direction and an amount of a deviation in position of the light beam, which...http://www.google.ca/patents/US5084612?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US5084612 - Imaging method for scanning microscopes, and confocal scanning microscope
