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Area of Science:

  • Biomedical Optics
  • Optical Imaging
  • Photonics

Background:

  • Raster scanning imaging captures least scattered photons (LSPs) but is limited by multiple scattered photons (MSPs) that degrade image quality.
  • MSPs reduce imaging depth, contrast, and lateral resolution in scattering media.
  • Current methods lack techniques to visualize the backscattered photon profile (BSPP) during imaging.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To develop and demonstrate a method for reconstructing the BSPP in scattering media.
  • To enable the separation of LSPs and MSPs for improved imaging performance.
  • To quantify imaging depth, contrast, lateral resolution, and access the depth-resolved modulated transfer function (MTF).

Main Methods:

  • Utilized beam-offset optical coherence tomography (OCT) by acquiring images at offset positions from the illumination beam.
  • Reconstructed the BSPP by analyzing OCT data acquired with varying beam offsets.
  • Separated LSPs and MSPs based on the reconstructed BSPP.

Main Results:

  • Successfully demonstrated the reconstruction of BSPP in scattering media.
  • Enabled the quantification of imaging depth, contrast, and lateral resolution.
  • Provided access to depth-resolved modulated transfer function (MTF) for advanced analysis.

Conclusions:

  • The developed BSPP reconstruction method using beam-offset OCT effectively separates LSPs and MSPs.
  • This technique allows for accurate quantification of imaging parameters and MTF.
  • Presents opportunities for enhanced tissue optical property retrieval, image interpretation, and adaptive optics.