Forward-imaging instruments for optical coherence tomography.
We discuss the design and implementation of forward-imaging instruments for optical coherence tomography (OCT), which require the delivery, scanning, and collection of single-spatial-mode optical radiation. A hand-held surgical probe for use in open surgery can provide cross-sectional images of subsurface tissue before surgical incisions are made. A rigid laparoscope for minimally invasive surgical OCT imaging provides a simultaneous enface view of the area being imaged. OCT imaging is demonstrated on in vitro human specimens.
Boppart
S A
SA
Bouma
B E
BE
Pitris
C
C
Tearney
G J
GJ
Fujimoto
J G
JG
Brezinski
M E
ME