Title :
Optical coherence tomography (OCT): new imaging modes for contrast enhancement
Author :
Schmitt, Joseph M.
Author_Institution :
Mallinckrodt Corp., Pleasanton, CA, USA
Abstract :
Optical coherence tomography (OCT) combines the capabilities of confocal microscopy and low-coherence interferometry to provide high-resolution images of the internal microstructure of living tissue. Several research groups have been exploring new signal detection and processing schemes
Keywords :
image resolution; laser applications in medicine; light coherence; light interferometry; medical image processing; optical focusing; optical microscopy; optical scanners; optical tomography; biomedical image processing; confocal microscopy; contrast enhancement; high-resolution images; imaging modes; internal microstructure; living tissue; low-coherence interferometry; optical coherence tomography; patient diagnosis; signal detection; signal processing schemes; Absorption; Adaptive optics; Coherence; Light scattering; Optical imaging; Optical polarization; Optical refraction; Optical scattering; Optical variables control; Tomography;
Conference_Titel :
LEOS '99. IEEE Lasers and Electro-Optics Society 1999 12th Annual Meeting
Conference_Location :
San Francisco, CA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-5634-9
DOI :
10.1109/LEOS.1999.813597
