Title :
In vivo OCT imaging of the oral cavity tissue by use of a probe
Author :
Chen, Shu-Fan ; Lu, Chih-Wei ; Wang, Yih-Ming ; Tsai, Meng-Tsan ; Yang, C.C.
Author_Institution :
National Taiwan University, department of Electro-Optical Engineering, Taiwan
Abstract :
We use optical coherence tomography (OCT) with probe to structurally image the tissue within the oral cavity. We have imaged the different types of healthy oral mucosa such as masticatory mucosa in gingiva and lining mucosa in buccal mucosa. OCT is able to differentiate between the various types of keratinized and non-keratinized mucosa with high resolution. OCT is also able to provide detailed structure information on clinical and dental research.
Keywords :
Biomedical optical imaging; Dentistry; Diseases; High-resolution imaging; Image resolution; In vivo; Optical imaging; Optical interferometry; Probes; Tomography;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2005. CLEO/Pacific Rim 2005. Pacific Rim Conference on
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-9242-6
DOI :
10.1109/CLEOPR.2005.1569439
