Propagation properties of 1300-nm light in blood-saline mixtures determined through optical coherence tomography

Dan P. Popescu; Bernhard Schattka; Mark D. Hewko; Jeri Friesen; Michael G. Sowa

doi:10.1117/12.764074

22 February 2008 Propagation properties of 1300-nm light in blood-saline mixtures determined through optical coherence tomography

Dan P. Popescu, Bernhard Schattka, Mark D. Hewko, Jeri Friesen, Michael G. Sowa

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Proceedings Volume 6864, Biomedical Applications of Light Scattering II; 686408 (2008) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.764074
Event: SPIE BiOS, 2008, San Jose, California, United States

Abstract

Establishing when the amount of recorded multiple scattered signal becomes dominant is important for various clinical applications that require optical coherence tomography imaging through a turbid environment such as blood. The profiles of detected signals obtained by compounding coherence tomography images of flowing blood-saline mixtures with various blood concentrations are analyzed. The scattering properties of the studied mixtures influence the corresponding profiles of the recorded signal. Monte Carlo simulations of light propagation through environments with various scattering coefficients are used to support and to explain the experimental data.

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Dan P. Popescu, Bernhard Schattka, Mark D. Hewko, Jeri Friesen, and Michael G. Sowa "Propagation properties of 1300-nm light in blood-saline mixtures determined through optical coherence tomography", Proc. SPIE 6864, Biomedical Applications of Light Scattering II, 686408 (22 February 2008); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.764074

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