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Optical Coherence Tomography: A Concept Review

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Optical Coherence Tomography

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Optical coherence tomography (OCT) is an imaging modality broadly used in biological tissue imaging. In this chapter, we review the history of OCT and its development throughout the last years. We will focus on the physical concept of OCT imaging of the eye fundus, considering several settings currently used. We also list some research directions of recent and ongoing work concerned with the future developments of the technique and its application.

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  1. Department of Science and Technology, Open University, Campus TagusPark, Av. Dr. Jacques Delors, 2740-122, Porto Salvo, Oeiras, Portugal

    Pedro Serranho

  2. IBILI-Institute for Biomedical Research in Light and Image, Faculty of Medicine, University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal

    Pedro Serranho

  3. IBILI-Institute for Biomedical Research in Light and Image, Faculty of Medicine, University of Coimbra, Azinhaga de Santa Comba, Celas, 3000-548, Coimbra, Portugal

    António Miguel Morgado & Rui Bernardes

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    António Miguel Morgado

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Serranho, P., Morgado, A.M., Bernardes, R. (2012). Optical Coherence Tomography: A Concept Review. In: Bernardes, R., Cunha-Vaz, J. (eds) Optical Coherence Tomography. Biological and Medical Physics, Biomedical Engineering. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-27410-7_7

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