Detection of Multiply Scattered Light in Optical Coherence Microscopy

  • K. K. Bizheva
  • A. M. Siegel
  • A. K. Dunn
  • D. A. Boas
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Abstract

In this study a number of experimental and computational methods were employed to examine the effect of multiply scattered light detection on image quality and penetration depth of optical coherence microscopy (OCM) in turbid media. Measurements of the OCM resolution at different optical depths in the scattering media reveal that detection of multiply scattered light causes significant degradation of the lateral and axial resolution and that the deterioration effect is dependent on the turbid media scattering anisotropy and the numerical aperture (NA) of the imaging objective.

Keywords

scattering optical coherence microscopy imaging diffusion 
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Authors and Affiliations

  • K. K. Bizheva
    • 1
  • A. M. Siegel
    • 1
  • A. K. Dunn
    • 2
  • D. A. Boas
    • 2
  1. 1.Dept. of Physics and AstronomyTufts UniversityMassachusettsUSA
  2. 2.Nuclear Magnetic Resonance CenterMassachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical SchoolCharlestown, MassachusettsUSA

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