Presentation of Confocal Images

Confocal microscopy is routinely used to produce high-resolution images of single, double-, and triple labeled fluorescent samples. The images are collected as single optical sections (2D imaging), as Z-series (3D imaging), as time-lapse series (2D over time), or as Z-series over time (3D over time or 4D imaging). Because the images are in a digital format, they can be further manipulated using a range of software.