Multimodal Optical Coherence Tomography: Imaging of Blood and Lymphatic Vessels of the Vulva

The aim of the study was to test the method of optical coherence tomography (OCT) for its ability to obtain images of blood and lymphatic vessels of the vulva. Materials and Methods. The study was performed using a multimodal optical coherence tomography device developed in the Institute of Applied Physics of the Russian Academy of Sciences (Nizhny Novgorod). In this setup, 3D images of 3.4×3.4×1.25 mm are created within 26 s. OCT angiography and OCT lymphangiography are based on the speckle structure analysis. Visualization of blood and lymphatic vessels does not require any additional contrast ...