Optical coherence tomography
David Huang,Eric A. Swanson,Charles P. Lin,Joel S. Schuman,William G. Stinson,Warren Chang,Michael R. Hee,Thomas J. Flotte,Kenton W. Gregory,Carmen A. Puliafito,James G. Fujimoto +10 more
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OCT as discussed by the authors uses low-coherence interferometry to produce a two-dimensional image of optical scattering from internal tissue microstructures in a way analogous to ultrasonic pulse-echo imaging.Abstract:
A technique called optical coherence tomography (OCT) has been developed for noninvasive cross-sectional imaging in biological systems. OCT uses low-coherence interferometry to produce a two-dimensional image of optical scattering from internal tissue microstructures in a way that is analogous to ultrasonic pulse-echo imaging. OCT has longitudinal and lateral spatial resolutions of a few micrometers and can detect reflected signals as small as approximately 10(-10) of the incident optical power. Tomographic imaging is demonstrated in vitro in the peripapillary area of the retina and in the coronary artery, two clinically relevant examples that are representative of transparent and turbid media, respectively.read more
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Optical Coherence Tomography
Eric A. Swanson,J. Izatt,M. Bee,David Huang,Charles P. Lin,Carmen A. Puliafito,Carmen A. Puliafito,James G. Fujimoto +7 more
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Optical Coherence Tomography
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