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Microscopy, Electron

Medical Definition:	Visual and photographic microscopy in which electron beams with wavelengths thousands of times shorter than visible light are used in place of light, thereby allowing much greater magnification.
Guide Notes:	GEN: prefer specifics; relation to /ultrastruct: Manual 26.12.1; note X ref TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY: MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING TRANSMISSION is also available
Also Called:	Electron Diffraction Microscopy,Electron Microscopy, Transmission

Microscopy, Electron Categories.

	Cryoelectron Microscopy - Electron microscopy involving rapid freezing of the samples. The imaging of frozen-hydrated molecules and organelles permits the best possible resolution closest to the living state, free of chemical fixatives or stains.
	Microscopy, Electron, Scanning - Microscopy in which the object is examined directly by an electron beam scanning the specimen point-by-point, giving the surface image a three-dimensional quality.
	Microscopy, Immunoelectron - Microscopy in which the samples are first stained immunocytochemically and then examined using an electron microscope. Immunoelectron microscopy is used extensively in diagnostic virology as part of very sensitive immunoassays.

Microscopy, Electron Medical Definitions and Terms

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