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Beyond backscattering: optical neuroimaging by BRAD.

Pablo Eugui¹, Antonia Lichtenegger¹, Marco Augustin¹

¹Center for Medical Physics and Biomedical Engineering, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria.

Biomedical Optics Express

|September 28, 2018

Summary

This summary is machine-generated.

This study introduces a new Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT) method using few-mode fibers (FMF) for simultaneous bright and dark field (BRAD) imaging. BRAD-OCT enhances contrast for biomedical imaging, aiding in disease diagnosis.

Keywords:

(060.2350) Fiber optics imaging (110.2970) Image detection systems (110.4500) Optical coherence tomography

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Area of Science:

Biomedical Optics
Advanced Imaging Technologies
Fiber Optics

Background:

Conventional Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT) relies on bright-field imaging, which captures only directly backscattered light.
This approach overlooks valuable information present in the angular scattering distribution of biological tissues.
Few-mode fibers (FMF) possess unique properties that can potentially capture more comprehensive scattering information.

Purpose of the Study:

To develop and demonstrate a novel OCT technique, BRAD-OCT, utilizing FMF for simultaneous bright and dark-field imaging.
To leverage FMF's modal properties for decoupling illumination and detection paths, accessing directional scattering signatures.
To enhance contrast in OCT imaging for improved tissue characterization and disease detection.

Main Methods:

Implementation of few-mode fibers (FMF) within an OCT system to enable simultaneous bright and dark-field (BRAD) imaging.
Exploitation of distinct modal propagation properties in FMF to differentiate angular scattering patterns.
Integration with wavelength-swept lasers and multiplexing of modal responses for combined OCT tomograms.

Main Results:

Successful demonstration of BRAD sensing for distinguishing microparticles of varying sizes.
Showcased enhanced contrast in ex vivo imaging of glioblastoma tumorous tissue.
Achieved improved visualization of neuritic plaques associated with Alzheimer's disease.

Conclusions:

BRAD-OCT, enabled by FMF, offers a significant advancement over conventional OCT by capturing directional scattering information.
This technique provides enhanced contrast for biomedical imaging, particularly for differentiating tissue types and identifying pathological features.
BRAD-OCT shows promise for improved diagnostic capabilities in neurodegenerative diseases and cancer detection.