Real-time 3D single-molecule localization using experimental point spread functions

Yiming Li, Markus Mund, Philipp Hoess, Joran Deschamps, Ulf Matti, Bianca Nijmeijer, Vilma Jimenez Sabinina, Jan Ellenberg, Ingmar Schoen, Jonas Ries

Index: 10.1038/nmeth.4661

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Abstract

We present a real-time fitter for 3D single-molecule localization microscopy using experimental point spread functions (PSFs) that achieves minimal uncertainty in 3D on any microscope and is compatible with any PSF engineering approach. We used this method to image cellular structures and attained unprecedented image quality for astigmatic PSFs. The fitter compensates for most optical aberrations and makes accurate 3D super-resolution microscopy broadly accessible, even on standard microscopes without dedicated 3D optics.