Birefringence characterization of biological tissue by use of optical coherence tomography

被引：248
作者：
Everett, MJ [1 ]
Schoenenberger, K [1 ]
Colston, BW [1 ]
Da Silva, LB [1 ]
机构：
[1] Univ Calif Lawrence Livermore Natl Lab, Livermore, CA 94550 USA
来源：
OPTICS LETTERS | 1998年 / 23卷 / 03期
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D O I：
10.1364/OL.23.000228
中图分类号：
O43 [光学];
学科分类号：
070207 ; 0803 ;
摘要：
An improved polarization-sensitive optical coherence tomography (OCT) system is developed and used to measure birefringence in porcine myocardium tissue and produce two-dimensional birefringence mapping of the tissue. Signal-to-noise issues that cause systematic measurement errors are analyzed to determine the regime in which such measurements are accurate. The advantage of polarization-sensitive OCT systems over standard OCT systems in avoiding image artifacts caused by birefringence is also demonstrated. (C) 1998 Optical Society of America.
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页数：3
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