Simultaneous optical coherence tomography and autofluorescence microscopy with a single light source

J Biomed Opt. 2012 Aug;17(8):080502-1. doi: 10.1117/1.JBO.17.8.080502.

Abstract

We have accomplished simultaneous spectral domain optical coherence tomography (SD-OCT) and autofluorescence (AF) microscopy with a broadband light source centered at 415 nm. The light source was provided by frequency-doubling of an ultra-fast broadband Ti:Sapphire laser. With a bandwidth of 8 nm, the visible SD-OCT achieved a depth resolution of ~12 μm. Since the two imaging modalities are provided by the same group of photons, their images are intrinsically registered. The dual-modal system is capable of providing OCT imaging and molecular contrasts simultaneously. The imaging system was tested on imaging biological samples ex vivo and in vivo.

Publication types

  • Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Equipment Design
  • Equipment Failure Analysis
  • Image Enhancement / instrumentation*
  • Lighting / instrumentation*
  • Microscopy, Fluorescence / instrumentation*
  • Molecular Imaging / instrumentation*
  • Reproducibility of Results
  • Sensitivity and Specificity
  • Subtraction Technique / instrumentation*
  • Tomography, Optical Coherence / instrumentation*