1. A method, comprising: a) using a device to obtain a magnified image of first and second slices of a sample, the first and second slices of the sample being present on a sample carrier, the sample carrier being connected to the device via a sample-carrier receptacle, a position of the imaged first and second slices in relation to the device being recorded, and a magnification level of the imaging being recorded; b) defining a first local coordinate system specific to the first slice via a selected feature contained in the imaged first slice, and defining a second local coordinate system specific to the second slice via a selected feature contained in the imaged second slice; c) selecting a region within the imaged first slice, establishing a position of the selected region with respect to the first local coordinate system, and establishing a position of the selected region with respect to the device; d) transferring the position of the selected region into the second local coordinate system to set a neighboring region on the second slice; e) establishing a position of the neighboring region in relation to the device; and f) using the device to take a magnified image of: i) the selected region; and/or ii) the neighboring region.