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4 March 2019 Optimized depth-resolved estimation to measure optical attenuation coefficients from optical coherence tomography and its application in cerebral damage determination
Jian Liu, Ning Ding, Yao Yu, Xincheng Yuan, Shuzhuo Luo, Jingmin Luan, Yuqian Zhao, Yi Wang, Zhenhe Ma
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Abstract
The optical attenuation coefficient (OAC) reflects the optical properties of various tissues or tissues of the same type under different physiological conditions. Quantitative measurement of OAC from optical coherence tomography (OCT) signals can provide additional information and can increase the potential for OCT applications. We present an optimized depth-resolved estimation (ODRE) method that derives a precise mapping between the measured OCT signal and the OAC. In contrast to previous depth-resolved estimation (DRE) methods, the optimized method can estimate the OAC in any depth range and ignore whether the light is completely attenuated. Numerical simulations and phantom experiments are used to verify its validity, and this method is applied to detect cerebral damage. In combination with OCT angiography, real-time observation of the change of blood perfusion and the degree of cerebral damage in mice with focal cerebral ischemia provides important information to help us understand the temporal relationship between brain damage and ischemia.
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Jian Liu, Ning Ding, Yao Yu, Xincheng Yuan, Shuzhuo Luo, Jingmin Luan, Yuqian Zhao, Yi Wang, and Zhenhe Ma "Optimized depth-resolved estimation to measure optical attenuation coefficients from optical coherence tomography and its application in cerebral damage determination," Journal of Biomedical Optics 24(3), 035002 (4 March 2019). https://doi.org/10.1117/1.JBO.24.3.035002
Received: 31 August 2018; Accepted: 14 February 2019; Published: 4 March 2019
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KEYWORDS
Optical coherence tomography

Signal attenuation

Tissues

Interference (communication)

Ischemia

Optical testing

Signal to noise ratio

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