Title :
High resolution optical imaging and spectroscopy of biological tissues
Author :
Li, Xingde ; Brezinski, Mark E. ; Fujimoto, J.G.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Bioeng., Univ. of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA
Abstract :
In this paper we present the recent technological development of optical coherence tomography (OCT). We also discuss the potential clinical applications of OCT for diagnosing pathological changes in different organs and systems.
Keywords :
backscatter; biological organs; biological tissues; biomedical optical imaging; diseases; image resolution; light scattering; optical tomography; spectroscopy; backscattered light intensity measurement; biological tissues; biomedical imaging technology; clinical applications; echo delay time; high resolution optical imaging; low coherence tomography; noninvasive cross-sectional imaging; optical coherence tomography; organs; pathological change diagnosis; spectroscopy; Biological tissues; Biomedical optical imaging; Coherence; Esophagus; Image resolution; Optical imaging; Optical scattering; Probes; Spectroscopy; Ultrafast optics;
Conference_Titel :
Engineering in Medicine and Biology, 2002. 24th Annual Conference and the Annual Fall Meeting of the Biomedical Engineering Society EMBS/BMES Conference, 2002. Proceedings of the Second Joint
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7612-9
DOI :
10.1109/IEMBS.2002.1053261
