Title :
Ultrahigh resolution, functional optical coherence tomography using state of the art femtosecond laser technology
Author :
Drexler, W. ; Morgner, U. ; Kartner, Franz X. ; Ghanta, R.K. ; Schuman, J.S. ; Fujimoto, J.G.
Author_Institution :
Inst. of Med. Phys., Univ. of Vienna, Austria
Abstract :
Using state of the art femtosecond laser technology, in vivo optical coherence tomography imaging with subcellular level resolution is achieved, enabling optical biopsy, the in situ visualization of biological tissue at the level of histopathology. Spectroscopic OCT allows the extraction of spatially resolved functional or biochemical properties.
Keywords :
biological tissues; biomedical imaging; high-speed optical techniques; image resolution; laser applications in medicine; optical tomography; biological tissue; cellular structures; coherence interferometry; femtosecond laser technology; functional OCT; histopathology; in situ visualization; in vivo optical coherence tomography; optical biopsy; spectroscopic OCT; subcellular level resolution; ultrahigh resolution; white light interferometry; Biological tissues; Biomedical optical imaging; Biopsy; Image resolution; In vivo; Optical imaging; Spatial resolution; Tomography; Ultrafast optics; Visualization;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2001. CLEO/Pacific Rim 2001. The 4th Pacific Rim Conference on
Conference_Location :
Chiba, Japan
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-6738-3
DOI :
10.1109/CLEOPR.2001.967819
