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Multiple Backscattering Effects in Optical Coherence Tomography Images of Layered Turbid Media

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We study the influence of multiple backscattering on optical coherence tomography (OCT) images or pulsed-sounding images of layered turbid media. A method for calculating the signal of various orders of backscattering is proposed. The retarding effects of OCT-signal dropping are analyzed. The contrast attenuation of an image of a layered medium due to multiple backscattering is examined. The blurring effect of an image of the back boundary of a scattering layer, caused by a delay of multiply scattered photons compared with single-scattered ones, is studied theoretically and experimentally using an OCT device.

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    G. V. Gelikonov, L. S. Dolin, E. A. Sergeeva & I. V. Turchin

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Gelikonov, G.V., Dolin, L.S., Sergeeva, E.A. et al. Multiple Backscattering Effects in Optical Coherence Tomography Images of Layered Turbid Media. Radiophysics and Quantum Electronics 46, 565–576 (2003). https://doi.org/10.1023/B:RAQE.0000019871.67609.3f

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