title: [Optical coherence tomography].
abstract: Optical coherence tomography is a novel, noninvasive, noncontact and repetitive imaging technique which produces high depth resolution cross-sectional tomographs of ocular tissue. It's value is given by the possibility of achieving pseudo-histological images of the target tissue. It is optically based, analogue to ultrasound B-scan examination and similar to laser reflectometry. Optical coherence tomography involves shining low-level infrared light on a tissue specimen, an interferometer and a computerized imaging system. The most attractive applications of optical coherence tomography are the diseases of the retina such as: central serous retinopathy, macular hole, chronic macular edema, age-related macular degenerescence.
authors.affiliation: Spitalul Militar Central, Clinia de Oftalmologie.
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authors.lastname: Gafencu
mesh_terms: D003941:Diagnostic Techniques, Ophthalmological / Q000295:instrumentation; D006801:Humans; D012164:Retinal Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis; D014054:Tomography / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods