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1. Optical reflectance contrast of micro- and nano-structures revealed with intravital micro-OCT (Thesis)
  
  Explore DR-NTU HOME Jun 5 2020 Student Theses
  
  Optical coherence tomography (OCT) provides depth-resolved three-dimensional images allowing the visualization of subsurface microstructures over large areas in situ and thus is a promising tool for epithelial disease screening. However, it has generally been relegated to a nonspecific diagnostic tool because the optical reflectance (back-scattering) contrast in OCT images is poorly understood although some contrast agents are available for OCT. This thesis focuses on elucidating the microstructural and ultrastructural bases underlying optical contrast to explore if OCT could provide diagnostic information in epithelial tissues with specificity. We investigate the back-scattered intensity of different intracellular scatterers at the micrometer and nanometer ...
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2. Investigating Local Polarisation Contrast With Fibre-Based Polarisation-Sensitive Optical Coherence Tomography and Microscopy (Thesis)
  
  Explore Pure API May 31 2020 Student Theses
  
  This thesis makes several important contributions to polarisation-sensitive optical coherence tomography (PS-OCT) through developing no el methods to effectively extract local contrast from birefringence and the orientation of the associated optic axis, at conventional and ultra-high resolution.
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  Mentions: University of Western Australia
3. Design and Characterization of Tunable LC-VCSELs for Optical Coherence Tomography (Thesis)
  
  Explore Home - Webthesis May 3 2020 Student Theses
  
  Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT) systems are making rapid progress into various areas ranging from medicine and health science up to non-medical areas such as quality control or biometrics. Various possible configurations are present in literature, but only a few exploit liquid crystals (LCs)-based device as a light source. The strength of OCT systems, compared with other three-dimensional imaging technologies, comes from a higher spatial resolution and a fast scanning rate that allows getting high-quality images of in vivo tissue samples. These qualities make OCT the perfect candidate for ophthalmology purpose, where the human eye moves quickly and randomly. The ...
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4. Extending depth range of optical coherence tomography (Thesis)
  
  Explore DR-NTU HOME Mar 22 2020 Student Theses
  
  Optical coherence tomography (OCT) is a noninvasive diagnostic imaging tool that has been established in various clinical fields. One of the most cited issue of OCT in clinical practices is the shortage of image depth range. This thesis proposes four novel techniques to significantly extend the depth range without compromising other imaging performances. The OCT depth range is fundamentally limited by two main factors, which are the axial field of view (FOV) and the system sensitivity. For standard OCT systems, the axial FOV can only be improved by decreasing the numerical aperture (NA) of the focusing optics, which unfortunately sacrifices ...
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5. Exploring in vivo Optical Imaging Oximetry by Visible Light Optical Coherence Tomography (Thesis)
  
  Explore Log In Mar 5 2020 Student Theses
  
  Biological functions rely on microvasculature to deliver oxygen and nutrients and carry away metabolic waste. Measuring microvascular oxygen saturation (sO2), the fraction of oxygensaturated hemoglobin relative to total hemoglobin (unsaturated + saturated) in the blood, can assess tissue oxygenation and provide insights into tissue metabolism, inflammation, and oxygen-related pathologies. Several major diseases, such as cancer, diabetes mellitus, cardiovascular diseases, hypertension, chronic kidney disease, and neurodegenerative diseases, are related to local microvascular sO2. Therefore, it is of crucial importance to demonstrate an accurate and reliable method to measure microvascular sO2 for early diagnosis, monitoring disease progression, and evaluating treatments of oxygen metabolism ...
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  Mentions: Northwestern University
6. Development of the human fovea after preterm birth measured using hand held spectral domain optical coherence tomography (HH SD-OCT) (Thesis)
  
  Explore British Library EThOS Mar 4 2020 Ophthalmology , Student Theses
  
  Background: Much remains unknown about the influence of severity of prematurity and presence of retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) on the development of the fovea after preterm birth during the perinatal period from postmenstrual age (PMA) 30 to 44 weeks. Aims: Measures of foveal morphology, individual retinal layers and foveal oedema (CME), with and without ROP using HH-OCT, adjusting for gestational age (GA) and birthweight (BW). Methods: Prospective mixed cross-sectional and longitudinal study of infants (23 to 36 weeks GA). Foveal width, area, depth, central foveal thickness (CFT), individual retinal layers and CME severity were analysed. Infants with ROP were included ...
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7. Optical Coherence Tomography for everyone (Thesis)
  
  Explore octforeveryone.tk Feb 6 2020 Student Theses
  
  Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT) is a valuable tool which can non-invasively help not only clinicians, but also materials scientists and practitioners of various other fields. The relatively high costs of OCT instruments can be a deterrent to the application of OCT in academic settings. In work done at the Department of Physics, Sri Sathya Sai Institute of Higher Learning, Deemed to be University, located in a rural area of Anantapur district, Andhra Pradesh, India, we have attempted to make OCT more accessible by exploring options to lower costs. This book is an adaptation of a PhD thesis, which explores this ...
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8. Progression in Glaucoma (Thesis)
  
  Explore Lund University Publications Jan 25 2020 Ophthalmology , Student Theses
  
  The treatment of glaucoma is focused on reducing the intraocular pressure to a level at which progression is impeded. A diagnosis of glaucoma is not considered certain until progression is confirmed, and thus detecting progression is a central aspect in both the diagnosing and the monitoring of glaucoma patients. Progression can be identified either through examination of either functional changes in the visual field or structural changes in the retinal nerve fibre layer in the optic disc or in the retina. Optic disc photography, and optical coherence tomography (OCT) that uses laser light, are two methods that are widely used ...
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9. Measuring coronary artery flow rates using intravascular optical coherence tomography to improve the assessment of percutaneous coronary intervention (Thesis)
  
  Explore DSpace@MIT Jan 14 2020 Cardiology , Student Theses
  
  In this project, a blood flow quantification technique was developed based on a novel backscattering indicator-dilution approach for intravascular optical coherence tomography (IV-OCT). It achieved the goal of obtaining the flow velocity in a coronary artery of interest by analyzing the backscattering signal from blood after passage of a bolus of Ringer's lactate or another transparent injectate, in parallel to thermodilution coronary flow reserve (CFR). In contrast to thermodilution CFR, the structural OCT image can be used to determine the bolus volume and transit time, as well as used to account for motion and volume change between the two ...
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10. Investigation of Human Skin Tissues Using Optical Coherence Tomography (Thesis)
  
  Explore Apache2 Debian Default Page Dec 28 2019 Dermatology , Student Theses
  
  Over the decades various imaging technologies have been used for the investigation of skin tissues, but their poor sensitivity, specificity and accuracy limits their applications. In comparison to other imaging modalities, optical coherence tomography (OCT) is a preferred technique as it is a non-invasive imaging modality with a high resolution and is able to perform cellular level imaging as well as providing depth information. This imaging modality has been widely used to image tissues in the human body and thus manifests its potential for clinical applications. Further, OCT can be considered as the potential tool for the identification but the ...
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11. Characterization of biofouling with 3D-printed spacers using 3D optical coherence tomography (Thesis)
  
  Explore DR-NTU HOME Dec 28 2019 NDE/NDT , Student Theses
  
  Biofouling in membrane filtration is a common occurrence which impedes the efficiency of the separation process. By looking into the biofouling mechanisms via the observation of a filtration process, potential problems can be addressed and resolved. This study uses optical coherence tomography (OCT) to investigate the effects of using different 3D-printed spacers on the biofouling process. A compilation of OCT scans of a representative unit cell of each spacer was taken as a function of time to generate 3D-images showing the morphology of a foulant layer. Through the usage of various quantitative analysing methods (such as EIS, DOTM and etc ...
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12. Optical Coherence Tomography–Guided Robotic System for Automated Retinal Microsurgery (Thesis)
  
  Explore eScholarship Dec 24 2019 Ophthalmology , Student Theses
  
  Retinal vein occlusion is one of the most common disease-related causes of vision loss. It occurs when a blood clot or other obstruction occludes a retinal vein inside the eye. While treatment options exist, there is no cure. One potential remedy is retinal vein cannulation, a surgical procedure where the occluded vein is cannulated and infused with an anticoagulant to dissolve the obstruction. However, due to the physiological limitations of human surgeons—including hand tremor and limited resolution of depth perception—retinal vein cannulation remains only a theoretical practice. This work presents a robotic system capable of performing automated retinal ...
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13. Automated Detection of Glaucoma from Fundus and Optical Coherence Tomography Images (Thesis)
  
  Explore Welcome to Pakistan Research Repository Dec 21 2019 Ophthalmology , Student Theses
  
  Medical image analysis can play a substantial role in diagnosis of different medical problems. Glaucoma is an asymptomatic neurological disease. Oculists mostly use fundoscopy or OpticalCoherence-Tomography (O-C-T) to diagnose glaucoma.Fundoscopy can be used to analyse the external stratum of posterior part of the eye whereas, O-C-T imaging technology has the ability to analyse the internalstratums of posterior part of the eye.In this thesis, a Hybrid Computer Aided Diagnosis (H-CAD) system has been proposed that integrates both fundus and O-C-T imaging technologies for reliable diagnosis. Fundus module has a novel combination of hybrid structural and textural features. The system ...
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14. Findings from retinal optical coherence tomography in a large cohort, UK Biobank (Thesis)
  
  Explore UCL Discovery Dec 19 2019 Ophthalmology , Student Theses
  
  Background: UK Biobank is a large prospective multi-center community-based study, which included macular optical coherence tomography (OCT) of 67,321 people. OCT is a mainstay of ophthalmic imaging and is a potential screening test for dementia. Aim of research: Cross-sectional analysis examined retinal layers, to determine the range of findings in normal individuals, as well as describe associations with demographic and physiologic variation. Longitudinal analysis assessed associations with not only current cognitive function, but future cognitive decline. Results: All layers showed progressive thinning with older age. As compared to white people, black ethnicity was associated with significantly thicker retinal pigment ...
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15. The Use of Optical Coherence Tomography as a Diagnostic Tool for Dental Caries (Thesis)
  
  Explore UCL Discovery Dec 17 2019 Dentistry , Student Theses
  
  Dental caries is one of the most common human diseases, 60-90% of school children worldwide have dental cavities. Severity can vary, from early demineralisation, which preventive measures can improve, to cavitation, leading to fillings. Different diagnostic tools are available, such as clinical examination, radiographic investigation and Enhanced Visual examination/International Caries Detection and Assessment System (ICDAS). To date, there is no universal diagnostic tool that can be used to detect carious lesions at the very early stages. Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT) is a non-invasive and ionising radiation free technique that has been used in dentistry, but not to diagnose caries ...
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  Mentions: University College London Michelson Diagnostics Vivosight
16. Deep learning-based segmentation of retinal layers in intraoperative Optical Coherence Tomography (Thesis)
  
  Explore etd.adm.unipi.it Dec 11 2019 Ophthalmology , Student Theses
  
  This thesis studies the approaches for the segmentation of retinal layers in Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT) scans. It proposes an overview of the technology and the medical applications of these systems, with a focus on the advantages of intraoperative systems and, in particular, the added progress of having an automatic retinal layers' segmentation algorithm. It has been proved in these last years, that Deep Learning can deal efficiently computer vision tasks and there are examples in literature on using these recent methods to segment retinal layer on diagnostic OCT scans. In this thesis, it is presented a recap of the ...
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17. Analysis of Retinal Vascular Density using Optical Coherence Tomography Angiography, to Differentiate Healthy, Glaucoma Suspect and Glaucomatous Eyes (Thesis)
  
  Explore repository-tnmgrmu.ac.in Nov 14 2019 Ophthalmology , Student Theses
  
  OBJECTIVES: To study and compare vascular density in papillary retina using OCT Angiography in normals, Glaucoma suspects (Ocular hypertension), early POAG patients and its correlation with RNFL thickness and field changes. METHODS: All volunteers fulfilling eligibility criteria and willing to participate in the study, were recruited in three arms (Minimum sample size of 16 each) and underwent a full ophthalmic examination and investigations (Central corneal thickness, automated visual field testing (HFA 24-2 SITA, threshold test), optical coherence tomography (OCT) RNFL thickness (3.4 mm diameter circle around disc) and OCT angiography (3x3 mm scan) of optic disc, papillary and peri-papillary ...
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18. Clinical feasibility of optical coherence elastography for tumour margin assessment in breast-conserving surgery (Thesis)
  
  Explore the UWA Profiles and Research Repository Nov 4 2019 Student Theses
  
  Currently, 20-30% of patients undergoing breast-conserving surgery require a second surgery due to tumour being found within the margin of the excised lump, determined days following surgery. The work presented in this thesis aims to develop a widefield optical coherence elastography system suitable for intraoperative margin assessment to reduce additional procedures. Early feasibility studies are presented investigating the ability for three optical coherence elastography variants to visualise a range of tumour morphologies In human breast tissue. The thesis demonstrates the clinical feasibility of optical coherence elastography for tumour margin assessment and provides a strong foundation for future clinical translation.
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19. Estimation of volumetric optical coherence tomography measurements from 2D color fundus photographs using machine learning
  
  Explore Iowa Research Online Nov 1 2019 Ophthalmology , Student Theses
  
  The optic nerve head is the location in the rear of the eye where the nerves exit the eye towards the brain. Swelling of the optic nerve head (ONH) is most accurately quantitatively assessed via volumetric measures using 3D spectral-domain optical coherence tomography (SD-OCT). However, SD-OCT is not always available as its use is primarily limited to specialized eye clinics rather than in primary care or telemedical settings. Thus, there is still a need for severity assessment using more widely available 2D fundus photographs. In this work, we propose machine-learning methods to locally estimate the volumetric measurements (akin to those ...
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20. Optical coherence tomography in people with epilepsy: symmetry and clinical correlations (Thesis)
  
  Explore UCL Discovery Oct 24 2019 Neurology , Ophthalmology , Student Theses
  
  Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT) provides detailed images by assessing the scattering properties of a tissue (1)⁠. OCT is precise and easily repeatable. It is quick to obtain and does not cause any significant discomfort to patients. For these reasons, it is a useful clinical tool to diagnose and monitor many conditions. Peripapillary retinal nerve fibre layer (pRNFL) thickness measured by OCT was recently confirmed as a biomarker of white matter (WM) integrity in various neurological conditions (2)⁠. In epilepsy, retinal thinning is found in people exposed to vigabatrin (3)⁠ but also in people not exposed to this antiepileptic drug (AED ...
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21. Application of functional optical coherence tomography angiography in neurovascular research (Thesis)
  
  Explore digital.lib.washington.edu Oct 24 2019 Neurology , Ophthalmology , Student Theses
  
  Optical coherence tomography (OCT) is a revolutionary non-invasive imaging technique that can perform high-resolution, cross-sectional tomographic imaging of the internal microstructure in biological tissues by measuring backscattered or backreflected light.Â Its functional extension, OCT angiography (OCTA), analyzes the intrinsic scattering property of the heterogenous tissue bed to extract dynamic blood flow signals to the capillary level without a need of contrast agents. Aside from the commonly known application of OCTA in clinical ophthalmology for imaging the retinal blood flow in human subjects, the technique has recently emerged as a useful tool in pre-clinical neuroscience for imaging cerebral microcirculation and dynamics ...
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22. Precision Microfabrication of Optical Probes for Intravascular Diagnostics (Thesis)
  
  Explore UCL Discovery Oct 11 2019 Cardiology , Probes , Student Theses
  
  This thesis details a collection of design, optimisation, fabrication and characterisation work to form fiber-optic probes and optical phantom devices for intravascular diagnostics in minimally invasive surgery (MIS). Optically generated ultrasound is an emerging technique to create broadband high frequency ultrasound via the photoacoustic effect. In the first segment of this thesis, the development of a novel miniature fiber-optic ultrasound transmitter is detailed. A morphologically controlled coating was formed at the endface of a multimode optical fiber by controlled electrospinning of a carbon-nanotube composite. Efficient optical ultrasound generation was realised, with signal amplitude, bandwidth and device form factor suited to ...
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23. Techniques in Optical Coherence and Resonance for Sensing (Thesis)
  
  Explore eScholarship Sep 17 2019 Student Theses
  
  Optical sensors are ubiquitous for their precision and non-contact acquisition, and have enjoyed widespread use in applications such as biosensing, environmental monitoring, and security. Despite their sensitivity, many of these sensors rely on costly laboratory instrumentation, and are not adaptable to the ever-growing volume of consumer detectors and optics that are readily available, making their application limited to benchtop analytics. This work leverages plasmonic resonances and optical coherence phenomena to make modifications upon traditional sensing formats that improve their sensitivity when deployed in off-the-shelf optical systems. In particular, we demonstrate that label-free plasmonic sensors can be combined with electrochemical impedance ...
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24. Improving optical coherence tomography theories and techniques for advanced performance and reduced cost (Thesis)
  
  Explore DR-NTU HOME Sep 10 2019 Student Theses
  
  Optical coherence tomography (OCT) has been developed as a high-resolution three-dimensional imaging technique for clinical diagnosis. This thesis proposes several theoretical discoveries and technical improvements to the current OCT systems aiming to drastically reduce system costs while achieving the state-of-the-art performance. Polarization-sensitive OCT (PS-OCT) is a functional extension of conventional OCT which offers the depth-resolved birefringence imaging capability. To resolve local retardation in tissue samples, the current PS-OCT system employs two multiplexed polarization states to illuminate the sample under investigation and detects the backscattered light with two detection channels. We observed that the polarization state of light after round-trip propagation ...
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