title: Three-dimensional high resolution OCT imaging of macular pathology.
abstract: Raster scanning spectral domain optical coherence tomography (SD-OCT) enables realistic three-dimensional (3D) imaging of macular disease. This approach allows the clinician to investigate the diagnostic situation in detail before and during pharmacological or surgical intervention. This study demonstrates the clinical potential of SD-OCT in chorioretinal disease. Selected datasets are presented to visualize typical morphologic findings, which are identified in more than 2700 patients. Scans are presented as online assessable 3D-models. Clinically relevant structures are visualized in macular disease and highlight the importance of precise imaging, which clearly is a clinical necessity to plan and indicate modern therapeutic strategies for our patients.
authors.affiliation: Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science and Research Laboratory of Electronics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, USA.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Ahlers
authors.forename: U
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Schmidt-Erfurth
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D016208:Databases, Factual; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D021621:Imaging, Three-Dimensional; D008266:Macula Lutea / Q000473:pathology*; D008268:Macular Degeneration / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012164:Retinal Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology*; D041623:Tomography, Optical Coherence / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data