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Design and implementation of a low-cost, portable OCT system
Sanghoon Kim1, Michael Crose1, Will J Eldridge1
1Department of Biomedical Engineering, Duke University, Durham, NC 27708, USA.
Biomedical Optics Express
|March 16, 2018
Summary
We developed a portable, low-cost Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT) system for wider access in various settings. This new OCT system demonstrates comparable imaging performance to existing commercial devices.
Area of Science:
- Biomedical Imaging
- Ophthalmology
- Medical Device Development
Background:
- Optical coherence tomography (OCT) is crucial for diagnosing retinal diseases.
- Current OCT systems can be expensive and inaccessible in low-resource settings.
Purpose of the Study:
- To develop a portable, low-cost OCT system.
- To ensure comparable imaging performance to commercial systems.
- To expand OCT accessibility for broader applications.
Main Methods:
- Designed and constructed a portable, low-cost OCT system.
- Characterized the system's performance.
- Compared its imaging capabilities against commercially available OCT systems.
Main Results:
- The developed low-cost OCT system exhibits comparable imaging performance to commercial OCT devices.
- The system's design facilitates portability and cost-effectiveness.
Conclusions:
- A portable, low-cost OCT system has been successfully developed.
- This system offers a viable alternative for OCT imaging in diverse and resource-limited environments.
- Future work will focus on further cost reduction and exploring new applications.
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