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Biomedical Optics Express

  • Editor: Joseph A. Izatt
  • Vol. 3, Iss. 10 — Oct. 1, 2012
  • pp: 2636–2646

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In situ structural and microangiographic assessment of human skin lesions with high-speed OCT

Cedric Blatter, Jessika Weingast, Aneesh Alex, Branislav Grajciar, Wolfgang Wieser, Wolfgang Drexler, Robert Huber, and Rainer A. Leitgeb  »View Author Affiliations


Biomedical Optics Express, Vol. 3, Issue 10, pp. 2636-2646 (2012)
http://dx.doi.org/10.1364/BOE.3.002636


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Abstract

We demonstrate noninvasive structural and microvascular contrast imaging of different human skin diseases in vivo using an intensity difference analysis of OCT tomograms. The high-speed swept source OCT system operates at 1310 nm with 220 kHz A-scan rate. It provides an extended focus by employing a Bessel beam. The studied lesions were two cases of dermatitis and two cases of basal cell carcinoma. The lesions show characteristic vascular patterns that are significantly different from healthy skin. In case of inflammation, vessels are dilated and perfusion is increased. In case of basal cell carcinoma, the angiogram shows a denser network of unorganized vessels with large vessels close to the skin surface. Those results indicate that assessing vascular changes yields complementary information with important insight into the metabolic demand.

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OCIS Codes
(110.4500) Imaging systems : Optical coherence tomography
(170.4500) Medical optics and biotechnology : Optical coherence tomography
(280.2490) Remote sensing and sensors : Flow diagnostics
(170.2655) Medical optics and biotechnology : Functional monitoring and imaging

ToC Category:
Optical Coherence Tomography

History
Original Manuscript: July 3, 2012
Revised Manuscript: August 30, 2012
Manuscript Accepted: September 11, 2012
Published: September 24, 2012

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BIOMED 2012 (2012) Biomedical Optics Express

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Cedric Blatter, Jessika Weingast, Aneesh Alex, Branislav Grajciar, Wolfgang Wieser, Wolfgang Drexler, Robert Huber, and Rainer A. Leitgeb, "In situ structural and microangiographic assessment of human skin lesions with high-speed OCT," Biomed. Opt. Express 3, 2636-2646 (2012)
http://www.opticsinfobase.org/boe/abstract.cfm?URI=boe-3-10-2636


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