Title :
In vivo OCT imaging of oral cavity tissues
Author :
Chen, Shu-Fan ; Lu, Chih-Wei ; Wang, Yih-Ming ; Tsai, Meng-Tsan ; Yang, C.C. ; Chiang, Chun-Pin
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng., Nat. Taiwan Univ., Taipei, Taiwan
Abstract :
We use optical coherence tomography (OCT) with a specially designed probe to structurally image the tissue within the oral cavity. We have imaged different types of healthy oral mucosa, including masticatory mucosa in gingiva and lining mucosa in buccal mucosa. OCT can be used to differentiate between the various types of keratinized and nonkeratinized mucosa with high resolution.
Keywords :
biological tissues; biomedical optical imaging; biomembranes; dentistry; image resolution; medical image processing; optical tomography; proteins; buccal mucosa; gingiva; high resolution imaging; in vivo OCT imaging; keratinized mucosa; lining mucosa; masticatory mucosa; nonkeratinized mucosa; optical coherence tomography; oral cavity tissues; oral mucosa; Biomedical optical imaging; Dentistry; Diseases; High-resolution imaging; In vivo; Optical imaging; Optical interferometry; Probes; Tomography; Ultrasonic imaging;
Conference_Titel :
Biophotonics, 2004. APBP 2004. The Second Asian and Pacific Rim Symposium on
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-8676-0
DOI :
10.1109/APBP.2004.1412265
