Title :
Pump-probe scheme for optical coherence tomography using indocyanine green mixed with albumin or human plasma
Author :
Yaqoob, Zahid ; Fingler, Jeffrey P. ; Lintner, Stephane ; Applegate, Brian E. ; Yang, Changhuei
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng., California Inst. of Technol., Pasadena, CA, USA
Abstract :
Use of indocyanine green (ICG) in a pump-probe scheme for OCT is proposed. The study illustrates that ICG in protein solution shows unusual pump-probe imaging potential, indicating its usefulness as a contrast agent for OCT.
Keywords :
biomedical optical imaging; dyes; fluorescence; molecular biophysics; optical tomography; proteins; albumin; contrast agent; human plasma; indocyanine green; optical coherence tomography; protein solution; pump-probe imaging; Absorption; Biomedical optical imaging; High-resolution imaging; Humans; Laser beams; Optical imaging; Optical pumping; Plasmas; Pump lasers; Tomography;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2005. (CLEO). Conference on
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-795-4
DOI :
10.1109/CLEO.2005.202366
