Optical Coherence Tomography

Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT)

1. Novel Technology, Devices, Light Sources, Methods and Models  
   • Adaptive optics
   • High speed imaging
   • High resolution imaging
   • Long range imaging
   • Imaging and sensing probes (catheters, endoscopes, brain imaging probes, etc.)
2. Multi-Modality     
   • Integrated systems
   • Spectroscopy
   • Fluorescence, Raman, multiphoton imaging
   • Spectroscopy
   • Photoacoustics
   • Brillouin
   • Compact and microfabricated systems
3. Functional OCT     
   • Optoretinography
   • Dynamic cellular contrast
   • Elastography
   • Polarization
   • Speckle dynamics
   • Doppler
   • Phase sensitive
   • Spectroscopic
   • Contrast agents
4. Signal and Image Processing             
   • Despeckling
   • Segmentation
   • Machine learning approaches
   • Artificial intelligence
   • Automated tissue classification
   • Diagnostics
5. Low Cost, Miniaturized OCT Systems        
   • OCT applications in the developing world and low resource areas
   • Chip based OCT system components
   • Home (self-) diagnostic systems
6.  Pre-clinical and Clinical Applications      
   • Animal models
   • Ex-vivo and in-vitro biological tissue imaging
   • Human imaging
   • Surgical guidance
   • Diagnostic imaging