DocumentCode
349359
Title
Optical coherence tomography (OCT): new imaging modes for contrast enhancement
Author
Schmitt, Joseph M.
Author_Institution
Mallinckrodt Corp., Pleasanton, CA, USA
Volume
1
fYear
1999
fDate
1999
Firstpage
291
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;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
LEOS '99. IEEE Lasers and Electro-Optics Society 1999 12th Annual Meeting
Conference_Location
San Francisco, CA
ISSN
1092-8081
Print_ISBN
0-7803-5634-9
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/LEOS.1999.813597
Filename
813597
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