Title :
Combined optical coherence tomography and fluorescence spectroscopy for characterization of tissues
Author :
Barton, Jennifer K. ; Hariri, Lida ; Tumlinson, Alexandre
Author_Institution :
Div. of Biomed. Eng., Arizona Univ., Tucson, AZ, USA
Abstract :
This study demonstrates the optical coherence tomography (OCT)/ laser induced fluorescence (LIF) system used to image and characterize tissue structures. These techniques may be used to follow disease progression and potentially provide the capability to monitor the effect of treatment and experimental therapies.
Keywords :
bio-optics; biological tissues; biomedical optical imaging; diseases; fluorescence; laser applications in medicine; medical image processing; optical tomography; patient monitoring; disease progression monitoring; experimental therapies monitoring; fluorescence spectroscopy; laser induced fluorescence; optical coherence tomography; tissue characterization; treatment monitoring; Biomedical optical imaging; Colon; Fluorescence; In vivo; Laser excitation; Mice; Optical interferometry; Optical refraction; Spectroscopy; Tomography;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics Society, 2003. LEOS 2003. The 16th Annual Meeting of the IEEE
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7888-1
DOI :
10.1109/LEOS.2003.1251907
