DocumentCode
2272549
Title
The effects of multiple scattering on axial resolution in optical coherence tomography
Author
Yura, H.T. ; Thrane, L.
Author_Institution
Electron. & Photonics Lab., Aerosp. Corp., Los Angeles, CA, USA
fYear
2002
fDate
24-24 May 2002
Abstract
Summary form only given. OCT axial resolution degrades with increasing optical depth due to multiple scattering. This effect is more pronounced for small than for large values of the longitudinal coherence length, and is an inherent effect of OCT imaging in biological tissue.
Keywords
biological tissues; biomedical optical imaging; image resolution; light coherence; light scattering; optical tomography; axial resolution; biological tissue; longitudinal coherence length; multiple scattering; optical coherence tomography axial resolution; optical coherence tomography imaging; optical depth; Biomedical optical imaging; Biopsy; Holographic optical components; Holography; Light scattering; Neoplasms; Optical imaging; Optical scattering; Particle scattering; Tomography;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2002. CLEO '02. Technical Digest. Summaries of Papers Presented at the
Conference_Location
Long Beach, CA, USA
Print_ISBN
1-55752-706-7
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/CLEO.2002.1034219
Filename
1034219
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