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  • Editor: C. Martijn de Sterke
  • Vol. 20, Iss. 7 — Mar. 26, 2012
  • pp: 7694–7705

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High-resolution imaging of microvasculature in human skin in-vivo with optical coherence tomography

Gangjun Liu, Wangcun Jia, Victor Sun, Bernard Choi, and Zhongping Chen  »View Author Affiliations


Optics Express, Vol. 20, Issue 7, pp. 7694-7705 (2012)
http://dx.doi.org/10.1364/OE.20.007694


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Abstract

In this paper, the features of the intensity-based Doppler variance (IBDV) method were analyzed systemically with a flow phantom. The effects of beam scanning density, flow rate and the time interval between neighboring A-lines on the performance of this method were investigated. The IBDV method can be used to quantify the flow rate and its sensitivity can be improved by increasing the time interval between the neighboring A-lines. A higher sensitivity IBDV method that applies the algorithm along the slower scan direction was proposed. In comparison to laser speckle imaging maps of blood flow, we demonstrated the ability of the method to identify vessels with altered blood flow. In clinical measurements, we demonstrated the ability of the method to image vascular networks with exquisite spatial resolution and at depths up to 1.2 mm in human skin. These results collectively demonstrated the potential of the method to monitor the microvasculature during disease progression and in response to therapeutic intervention.

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OCIS Codes
(170.3890) Medical optics and biotechnology : Medical optics instrumentation
(170.4500) Medical optics and biotechnology : Optical coherence tomography

ToC Category:
Medical Optics and Biotechnology

History
Original Manuscript: January 5, 2012
Revised Manuscript: March 4, 2012
Manuscript Accepted: March 4, 2012
Published: March 20, 2012

Virtual Issues
Vol. 7, Iss. 5 Virtual Journal for Biomedical Optics

Citation
Gangjun Liu, Wangcun Jia, Victor Sun, Bernard Choi, and Zhongping Chen, "High-resolution imaging of microvasculature in human skin in-vivo with optical coherence tomography," Opt. Express 20, 7694-7705 (2012)
http://www.opticsinfobase.org/oe/abstract.cfm?URI=oe-20-7-7694


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