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Optics Express

  • Editor: C. Martijn de Sterke
  • Vol. 17, Iss. 5 — Mar. 2, 2009
  • pp: 4151–4165

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Three-dimensional polarization sensitive OCT imaging and interactive display of the human retina

Erich Götzinger, Michael Pircher, Bernhard Baumann, Christian Ahlers, Wolfgang Geitzenauer, Ursula Schmidt-Erfurth, and Christoph K. Hitzenberger  »View Author Affiliations


Optics Express, Vol. 17, Issue 5, pp. 4151-4165 (2009)
http://dx.doi.org/10.1364/OE.17.004151


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Abstract

Polarization sensitive OCT has recently been shown to provide tissue specific contrast, enabling direct identification of retinal layers based on the intrinsic properties of their interaction with light. However, the capabilities of displaying and analyzing 3D datasets in scientific publications were rather limited. Within the framework of the Interactive Science Publishing project, we present new ways of displaying and analyzing 3D sets of various polarization parameters recorded in healthy and diseased human retinas. These datasets can be interactively explored by the reader. Furthermore, we provide data of the 3D distribution of backscattered Stokes vectors to allow the reader to develop and test their own data processing algorithms.

© 2009 Optical Society of America

OCIS Codes
(170.4470) Medical optics and biotechnology : Ophthalmology
(170.4500) Medical optics and biotechnology : Optical coherence tomography
(170.4580) Medical optics and biotechnology : Optical diagnostics for medicine
(230.5440) Optical devices : Polarization-selective devices

ToC Category:
Functional OCT

History
Original Manuscript: October 30, 2008
Revised Manuscript: January 15, 2009
Manuscript Accepted: January 22, 2009
Published: March 2, 2009

Virtual Issues
Vol. 4, Iss. 5 Virtual Journal for Biomedical Optics
Interactive Science Publishing Focus Issue: Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT) (2009) Optics Express

Citation
Erich Götzinger, Michael Pircher, Bernhard Baumann, Christian Ahlers, Wolfgang Geitzenauer, Ursula Schmidt-Erfurth, and Christoph K. Hitzenberger, "Three-dimensional polarization sensitive OCT imaging and interactive display of the human retina," Opt. Express 17, 4151-4165 (2009)
http://www.opticsinfobase.org/oe/abstract.cfm?URI=oe-17-5-4151


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