Title :
Assessment and correction of imaging artifacts in skin imaging using fibre-based optical coherence tomography
Author :
Yih Miin Liew ; McLaughlin, R.A. ; Curatolo, A. ; Sampson, D.D.
Author_Institution :
Opt.+Biomed. Eng. Lab., Univ. of Western Australia, Crawley, NSW, Australia
Abstract :
This study reports two types of imaging artifacts in 3D optical coherence tomography images of human skin - intensity deficits and geometrical distortion, and describes their reduction through the application of refractive index matching media.
Keywords :
geometrical optics; medical image processing; optical distortion; optical tomography; refractive index; skin; 3D optical coherence tomography images; fibre based optical coherence tomography; geometrical distortion; imaging artifacts; intensity deficits; refractive index matching media; skin imaging; Biomedical optical imaging; Optical distortion; Optical imaging; Optical refraction; Optical variables control; Skin; Ultrasonic imaging; Optical coherence tomography; artifacts; index matching; skin imaging;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fibre Technology (ACOFT), 2010 35th Australian Conference on
Conference_Location :
Melbourne, VIC
DOI :
10.1109/ACOFT.2010.5929920
