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1. Theory of sleep/wake cycles affecting brain elastography
  
  Explore IOPscience Nov 1 2022 Neurology
  
  As elastography of the brain finds increasing clinical applications, fundamental questions remain about baseline viscoelastic properties of the brain in vivo. Furthermore, the underlying mechanisms of how and why elastographic measures can change over time are still not well understood. To study these issues, reverberant shear wave elastography using an optical coherence tomography scanner is implemented on a mouse model, both under awake conditions and in a sleep state where there are known changes in the glymphatic fluid flow system in the brain. We find that shear wave speed, a measure of stiffness, changes by approximately 12% between the two ...
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2. Local Burr distribution estimator for speckle statistics
  
  Explore Optica Publishing Group May 7 2022
  
  Speckle statistics in ultrasound and optical coherence tomography have been studied using various distributions, including the Rayleigh, the K, and the more recently proposed Burr distribution. In this paper, we expand on the utility of the Burr distribution by first validating its theoretical framework with numerical simulations and then introducing a new local estimator to characterize sample tissues of liver, brain, and skin using optical coherence tomography. The spatially local estimates of the Burr distribution’s power-law or exponent parameter enable a new type of parametric image. The simulation and experimental results confirm the potential for various applications of the ...
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3. Assessing corneal cross-linking with reverberant 3D optical coherence elastography
  
  Explore SPIE Digital Library Feb 15 2022 Ophthalmology
  
  Significance: Corneal cross-linking (CXL) is a well-known procedure for treating certain eye disorders such as keratoconus. However, characterization of the biomechanical changes in the cornea as a result of this procedure is still under active research. Specifically, there is a clinical need for high-resolution characterization of individual corneal layers. Aim: A high-resolution elastography method in conjunction with a custom optical coherence tomography system is used to track these biomechanical changes in individual corneal layers. Pre- and post-treatment analysis for both low-dose and high-dose CXL experiments are performed. Approach: A recently developed elastography technique that utilizes the theory of reverberant shear ...
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4. Verification of cascade optical coherence tomography for freeform optics form metrology
  
  Explore OSA | OSA Publishing Mar 5 2021
  
  Freeform optical components enable dramatic advances for optical systems in both performance and packaging. Surface form metrology of manufactured freeform optics remains a challenge and an active area of research. Towards addressing this challenge, we previously reported on a novel architecture, cascade optical coherence tomography (C-OCT), which was validated for its ability of high-precision sag measurement at a given point. Here, we demonstrate freeform surface measurements, enabled by the development of a custom optical-relay-based scanning mechanism and a unique high-speed rotation mechanism. Experimental results on a flat mirror demonstrate an RMS flatness of 14 nm (∼λ/44 at the He-Ne wavelength ...
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5. Speckle Statistics of Biological Tissues in Optical Coherence Tomography
  
  Explore arxiv.org Feb 9 2021
  
  The speckle statistics of optical coherence tomography images of biological tissue have been studied using several historical probability density functions. A recent hypothesis implies that underlying power-law distributions in the medium structure, such as the fractal branching vasculature, will contribute to power-law probability distributions of speckle statistics. Specifically, these are the Burr type XII distribution for speckle amplitude, the Lomax distribution for intensity, and the generalized logistic distribution for log amplitude. In this study, these three distributions are fitted to histogram data from nine optical coherence tomography scans of various biological tissues and samples. The distributions are also compared with ...
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6. Cascade optical coherence tomography (C-OCT)
  
  Explore OSA | OSA Publishing Jun 29 2020
  
  Significant advances for optical systems in terms of both performance and packaging are enabled by freeform optical components. Yet, surface form metrology for freeform optics remains a challenge. We developed and investigated a point-cloud cascade optical coherence tomography (C-OCT) technique to address this metrology challenge. The mathematical framework for the working principle of C-OCT is presented. A novel detection scheme is developed to enable high-speed measurements. Experimental results validate the C-OCT technique with the prototype setup demonstrating single-point precision of ±26 nm (∼λ/24 at the He-Ne wavelength), paving the way towards full surface measurements on freeform optical components.
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7. In vivo imaging of corneal nerves and cellular structures in mice with Gabor-domain optical coherence microscopy
  
  Explore OSA | OSA Publishing Jan 13 2020
  
  Gabor-domain optical coherence microscopy (GDOCM) demonstrated in vivo corneal imaging with cellular resolution and differentiation in mice over a field of view of 1 mm 2 . Contact and non-contact imaging was conducted on six healthy and six hyperglycemic C57BL/6J mice. Cellular resolution in the 3D GDOCM images was achieved after motion correction. Corneal nerve fibers were traced and their lengths and branches calculated. Noncontact, label-free imaging of corneal nerves has clinical utility in health and disease, and in transplant evaluation. To the authors’ knowledge, this is the first report of in vivo 3D corneal imaging in mice with the ...
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8. Imaging Techniques for the Visualization and Evaluation of Tear Film Dynamics (Book Chapter)
  
  Explore Home - Springer Nov 27 2019 Ophthalmology , Textbooks
  
  Significant efforts have been made with the development of various imaging techniques to visualize and understand the tear film dynamics. This chapter reviews three imaging techniques with established impact on imaging the tear film dynamics: fluorescent imaging, interferometry, and optical coherence tomography.
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9. Absolute linear-in-k spectrometer designs enabled by freeform optics
  
  Explore OSA | OSA Publishing Nov 18 2019
  
  Linear-in-wavenumber, k , spectrometers have the merits of saving signal processing time and improving the sensitivity of spectral-domain optical coherence tomography (SD-OCT) by avoiding post- k -interpolation. We report on an approach leveraging freeform optics to linearize spectrometers in k to achieve an extremely low residual k -nonlinearity in design. A freeform lens reduced the k -nonlinearity from 2.47% for a benchmark spectrometer to 2.79 × 10 −5 % and 3.36 × 10 −9 % using the Fringe Zernike coefficients up to the 16 th term and 37 th term, respectively. A simulation model was developed to evaluate the performance of SD-OCT ...
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10. Reverberant 3D optical coherence elastography maps the elasticity of individual corneal layers
  
  Explore Nature Publishing Group Oct 30 2019 Ophthalmology
  
  The elasticity mapping of individual layers in the cornea using non-destructive elastography techniques advances diagnosis and monitoring of ocular diseases and treatments in ophthalmology. However, transient Lamb waves, currently used in most dynamic optical coherence and ultrasound elastography techniques, diminish the translation of wave speed into shear/Young’s modulus. Here, we present reverberant 3D optical coherence elastography (Rev3D-OCE), a novel approach leveraging the physical properties of diffuse fields in detecting elasticity gradients not only in the lateral direction, but also along the depth axis of the cornea. A Monte Carlo analysis, finite element simulations, and experiments in layered phantoms ...
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11. Quantitative assessment of human donor corneal endothelium with Gabor domain optical coherence microscopy
  
  Explore SPIE Digital Library Aug 10 2019 Ophthalmology
  
  We report on a pathway for Gabor domain optical coherence microscopy (GD-OCM)-based metrology to assess the donor’s corneal endothelial layers ex vivo . Six corneas from the Lions Eye Bank at Albany and Rochester were imaged with GD-OCM. The raw 3-D images of the curved corneas were flattened using custom software to enhance the 2-D visualization of endothelial cells (ECs); then the ECs within a circle of 500-μm-diameter were analyzed using a custom corner method and a cell counting plugin in ImageJ. The EC number, EC area, endothelial cell density (ECD), and polymegethism (CV) were quantified in five ...
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12. Capabilities of Gabor-domain optical coherence microscopy for the assessment of corneal disease
  
  Explore SPIE Digital Library Apr 24 2019 Ophthalmology
  
  To identify the microstructural modification of the corneal layers during the course of the disease, optical technologies have been pushing the boundary of innovation to achieve cellular resolution of deep layers of the cornea. Gabor-domain optical coherence microscopy (GD-OCM), an optical coherence tomography-based technique that can achieve an isotropic of ∼2-μm resolution over a volume of 1 mm × 1 mm × 1.2 mm, was developed to investigate the microstructural modifications of corneal layers in four common corneal diseases. Since individual layer visualization without cutting through several layers is challenging due to corneal curvature, a flattening algorithm was developed to ...
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13. Telecentric broadband objective lenses for optical coherence tomography (OCT) in the context of low uncertainty metrology of freeform optical components: from design to testing for wavefront and telecentricity
  
  Explore OSA | OSA Publishing Feb 21 2019 Ophthalmology
  
  Freeform optical components enable significant advances for optical systems. A major challenge for freeform optics is the current lack of metrology methods with measurement uncertainty on the order of tens of nanometers or less. Towards addressing this challenge, optical coherence tomography (OCT) is a viable technique. In the context of low uncertainty metrology, the design requirements pertaining to the sample arm of an OCT metrology system are explicitly addressed in this paper. Two telecentric, broadband, diffraction limited, custom objective lens designs are presented with their design strategies. One objective lens was fabricated and experimentally tested for wavefront performance and telecentricity ...
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14. Gabor-Domain Optical Coherence Tomography to Aid in Mohs Resection of Basal Cell Carcinoma
  
  Explore jaad.org Oct 6 2018 Dermatology
  
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15. Point-cloud noncontact metrology of freeform optical surfaces
  
  Explore OSA | OSA Publishing Apr 15 2018
  
  Full Article Figures (16) Tables (2) Equations (14) References (52) Cited By (0) Back to Top Get PDF Abstract In this paper, we demonstrate the development of a point-cloud metrology method for the noncontact, high resolution, high precision testing of freeform surfaces. The method leverages swept source optical coherence tomography together with a common-path setup in the sample arm configured to mitigate the axial jitter caused by scanning and environmental perturbations. The lateral x-y scanning field was also rigorously evaluated for the sampling step, linearity, straightness, and orthogonality. Based on the finely engineered system hardware, a comprehensive system model was ...
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16. Viscoelastic characterization of dispersive media by inversion of a general wave propagation model in optical coherence elastography
  
  Explore SPIE Digital Library Feb 27 2018
  
  Determining the mechanical properties of tissue such as elasticity and viscosity is fundamental for better understanding and assessment of pathological and physiological processes. Dynamic optical coherence elastography uses shear/surface wave propagation to estimate frequency-dependent wave speed and Young’s modulus. However, for dispersive tissues, the displacement pulse is highly damped and distorted during propagation, diminishing the effectiveness of peak tracking approaches. The majority of methods used to determine mechanical properties assume a rheological model of tissue for the calculation of viscoelastic parameters. Further, plane wave propagation is sometimes assumed which contributes to estimation errors. To overcome these limitations, we ...
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17. Measurement of the lipid and aqueous layers of a tear film
  
  Explore uspto.gov Apr 11 2017 Ophthalmology , Patents
  
  Systems and methods for determining thickness of lipid and aqueous layers of a tear film in which a spectrum array is generated from optical coherence tomography and input into a statistical estimator, which determines the thickness of the lipid and/or aqueous layers at a nanometer resolution based on the inputted spectrum and other information, such as information about a laser intensity noise, Poisson noise, and dark noise associated with the OCT.
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18. Comparative study of shear wave-based elastography techniques in optical coherence tomography
  
  Explore SPIE | Journal Apr 1 2017
  
  We compare five optical coherence elastography techniques able to estimate the shear speed of waves generated by one and two sources of excitation. The first two techniques make use of one piezoelectric actuator in order to produce a continuous shear wave propagation or a tone-burst propagation (TBP) of 400 Hz over a gelatin tissue-mimicking phantom. The remaining techniques utilize a second actuator located on the opposite side of the region of interest in order to create three types of interference patterns: crawling waves, swept crawling waves, and standing waves, depending on the selection of the frequency difference between the two ...
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19. 3D wide field-of-view Gabor-domain optical coherence microscopy advancing real-time in-vivo imaging and metrology
  
  Explore Conference Proceedings Mar 1 2017 Microscopy
  
  Real-time volumetric high-definition wide-field-of-view in-vivo cellular imaging requires micron-scale resolution in 3D. Compactness of the handheld device and distortion-free images with cellular resolution are also critically required for onsite use in clinical applications. By integrating a custom liquid lens-based microscope and a dual-axis MEMS scanner in a compact handheld probe, Gabor-domain optical coherence microscopy (GD-OCM) breaks the lateral resolution limit of optical coherence tomography through depth, overcoming the tradeoff between numerical aperture and depth of focus, enabling advances in biotechnology. Furthermore, distortion-free imaging with no post-processing is achieved with a compact, lightweight handheld MEMS scanner that obtained a 12-fold reduction ...
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20. Optical Assessment of Soft Contact Lens Edge-Thickness
  
  Explore LWW Online Aug 22 2016 Ophthalmology
  
  Purpose: To assess the edge shape of soft contact lenses using Gabor-Domain Optical Coherence Microscopy (GD-OCM) with a 2-μm imaging resolution in three dimensions and to generate edge-thickness profiles at different distances from the edge tip of soft contact lenses. Methods: A high-speed custom-designed GD-OCM system was used to produce 3D images of the edge of an experimental soft contact lens (Bausch + Lomb, Rochester, NY) in four different configurations: in air, submerged into water, submerged into saline with contrast agent, and placed onto the cornea of a porcine eyeball. An algorithm to compute the edge-thickness was developed and applied ...
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21. Volumetric rendering and metrology of spherical gradient refractive index lens imaged by angular scan optical coherence tomography system
  
  Explore OSA | OSA Publishing Aug 16 2016
  
  $Volumetric rendering and metrology of spherical gradient refractive index lens imaged by angular scan optical coherence tomography system$
  In this paper, we develop the methodology, including the refraction correction, geometrical thickness correction, coordinate transformation, and layer segmentation algorithms, for 3D rendering and metrology of a layered spherical gradient refractive index (S-GRIN) lens based on the imaging data collected by an angular scan optical coherence tomography (OCT) system. The 3D mapping and rendering enables direct 3D visualization and internal defect inspection of the lens. The metrology provides assessment of the surface geometry, the lens thickness, the radii of curvature of the internal layer interfaces, and the misalignment of the internal S-GRIN distribution with respect to the lens surface. The ...
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22. MEMS-based handheld scanning probe with pre-shaped input signals for distortion-free images in Gabor-domain optical coherence microscopy
  
  Explore OSA | OSA Publishing Jul 15 2016
  
  High-speed scanning in optical coherence tomography (OCT) often comes with either compromises in image quality, the requirement for post-processing of the acquired images, or both. We report on distortion-free OCT volumetric imaging with a dual-axis micro-electro-mechanical system (MEMS)-based handheld imaging probe. In the context of an imaging probe with optics located between the 2D MEMS and the sample, we report in this paper on how pre-shaped open-loop input signals with tailored non-linear parts were implemented in a custom control board and, unlike the sinusoidal signals typically used for MEMS, achieved real-time distortion-free imaging without post-processing. The MEMS mirror was ...
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23. In vivo thickness dynamics measurement of tear film lipid and aqueous layers with optical coherence tomography and maximum-likelihood estimation
  
  Explore OSA | OSA Publishing May 3 2016 Ophthalmology
  
  Dry eye disease (DED) is a common ophthalmic condition that is characterized by tear film instability and leads to ocular surface discomfort and visual disturbance. Advancements in the understanding and management of this condition have been limited by our ability to study the tear film secondary to its thin structure and dynamic nature. Here, we report a technique to simultaneously estimate the thickness of both the lipid and aqueous layers of the tear film in vivo using optical coherence tomography and maximum-likelihood estimation. After a blink, the lipid layer was rapidly thickened at an average rate of 10 nm / s ...
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24. Experimental classification of surface waves in optical coherence elastography
  
  Explore Conference Proceedings Mar 15 2016
  
  Various types of waves are produced when a harmonic force is applied to a semi-infinite half space elastic medium. In particular, surface waves are perturbations with transverse and longitudinal components of displacement that propagate in the boundary region at the surface of the elastic solid. Shear wave speed estimation is the standard for characterizing elastic properties of tissue in elastography; however, the penetration depth of Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT) is typically measured in millimeters constraining the measurement region of interest to be near the surface. Plane harmonic Rayleigh waves propagate in solid-vacuum interfaces while Scholte waves exist in solid-fluid interfaces ...
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