title: Optical coherence tomography technologies: which machine do you want to own?
abstract: Optical coherence tomography (OCT) has evolved over the past decade to become one of the most important ancillary tests in ophthalmic practice. This noninvasive ocular imaging technique provides high-resolution, cross-sectional images of the retinal nerve fiber layer (RNFL), macular region, ganglion cell layer, and optic nerve head. With OCT, we can learn much about axonal-neuronal integrity in the anterior aspect of the afferent visual pathway and gain insights about mechanisms of brain injury in various central nervous system disorders.
authors.affiliation: Departments of Clinical Neurosciences and Surgery, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
authors.forename: Fiona E
authors.initials: FE
authors.lastname: Costello
mesh_terms: D000465:Algorithms; D006801:Humans; D009412:Nerve Fibers; D009474:Neurons; D012160:Retina / Q000166:cytology*; D041623:Tomography, Optical Coherence / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods* / Q000639:trends; D014795:Visual Pathways / Q000033:anatomy & histology*