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Catheters for optical coherence tomography

  1. M. Atif1,2,*,
  2. H. Ullah2,3,
  3. M.Y. Hamza2,
  4. M. Ikram2

Article first published online: 1 JUL 2011

DOI: 10.1002/lapl.201110035

Issue

Laser Physics Letters

Laser Physics Letters

Volume 8, Issue 9, pages 629–646, September 2011

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Atif, M., Ullah, H., Hamza, M.Y. and Ikram, M. (2011), Catheters for optical coherence tomography. Laser Phys. Lett., 8: 629–646. doi: 10.1002/lapl.201110035

Author Information

  1. 1

    Department of Physics and Astronomy and Laser Chair for Cancer Diagnosis, College of Science, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

  2. 2

    Department of Physics and Applied Mathematics, Pakistan Institute of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Islamabad 45650, Pakistan

  3. 3

    Department of Medical Biophysics, University of Toronto, Toronto M5G 2M9, Canada

*Department of Physics and Astronomy and Laser Chair for Cancer Diagnosis, College of Science, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Publication History

  1. Issue published online: 22 AUG 2011
  2. Article first published online: 1 JUL 2011
  3. Manuscript Accepted: 30 MAR 2011
  4. Manuscript Revised: 27 MAR 2011
  5. Manuscript Received: 9 MAR 2011

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  • Higher Education Commission (HEC), Islamabad, Pakistan

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Keywords:

  • optical coherence tomography;
  • OCT probes;
  • catheters;
  • 2-D imaging;
  • 3-D imaging

Abstract

The objective of this review article is to overview technology, clinical evidence, and future applications to date optical coherence tomography (OCT) probes to yield the diagnostic purpose. We have reviewed the designing, construction and working of different categories of OCT probes developed for optical diagnostics having a potential for non invasive and improved detection of different types of cancer as well as other neoplasm. Rotational and balloon catheters, imaging needles and hand-held, linear scanning, multichannel, micro electro mechanical systems (MEMS) technology based, dynamic focusing, forward view imaging, and common path interferometer based probes have been discussed in details. The fiber probes have shown excellent performance for two dimensional and three dimensional higher resolution, cross-sectional imaging of interior and exterior body tissues that can be compared with histopathology to provide the information about the angiogenesis and other lesions in the tissue. The MEMS-technology based probes are found to be more suitable for three dimensional morphological imaging. (© 2011 by Astro Ltd., Published exclusively by WILEY-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA) (© 2011 by Astro Ltd., Published exclusively by WILEY-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA)

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