Noncontact phase-sensitive dynamic optical coherence elastography at megahertz rate

Manmohan Singh; Chen Wu; Chih-Hao Liu; Jiasong Li; Alexander Schill; Achuth Nair; Yury V. Kistenev; Kirill V. Larin

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8 March 2016 Noncontact phase-sensitive dynamic optical coherence elastography at megahertz rate

Manmohan Singh, Chen Wu, Chih-Hao Liu, Jiasong Li, Alexander Schill, Achuth Nair, Yury V. Kistenev, Kirill V. Larin

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Proceedings Volume 9697, Optical Coherence Tomography and Coherence Domain Optical Methods in Biomedicine XX; 96970P (2016) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2208404
Event: SPIE BiOS, 2016, San Francisco, California, United States

Abstract

Dynamic optical coherence elastography (OCE) techniques have shown great promise at quantitatively obtaining the biomechanical properties of tissue. However, the majority of these techniques have required multiple temporal OCT acquisitions (M-B mode) and corresponding excitations, which lead to clinically unfeasible acquisition times and potential tissue damage. Furthermore, the large data sets and extended laser exposures hinder their translation to the clinic, where patient discomfort and safety are critical criteria. In this work we demonstrate noncontact true kilohertz frame-rate dynamic optical coherence elastography by directly imaging a focused air-pulse induced elastic wave with a home-built phase-sensitive OCE system based on a 4X buffered Fourier Domain Mode Locked swept source laser with an A-scan rate of ~1.5 MHz. The elastic wave was imaged at a frame rate of ~7.3 kHz using only a single excitation. In contrast to previous techniques, successive B-scans were acquired over the measurement region (B-M mode) in this work. The feasibility of this method was validated by quantifying the elasticity of tissue-mimicking agar phantoms as well as porcine corneas ex vivo at different intraocular pressures. The results demonstrate that this method can acquire a depth-resolved elastogram in milliseconds. The reduced data set enabled a rapid elasticity assessment, and the ultra-fast acquisition speed allowed for a clinically safe laser exposure to the cornea.

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Manmohan Singh, Chen Wu, Chih-Hao Liu, Jiasong Li, Alexander Schill, Achuth Nair, Yury V. Kistenev, and Kirill V. Larin "Noncontact phase-sensitive dynamic optical coherence elastography at megahertz rate", Proc. SPIE 9697, Optical Coherence Tomography and Coherence Domain Optical Methods in Biomedicine XX, 96970P (8 March 2016); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2208404

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