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ArticleBiomedical optics express2018

Beyond backscattering: optical neuroimaging by BRAD.

Pablo Eugui, Antonia Lichtenegger, Marco Augustin, Danielle J Harper, Martina Muck, Thomas Roetzer, Andreas Wartak, Thomas Konegger, Georg Widhalm, Christoph K Hitzenberger and 2 more

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Article in Biomedical optics express, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 12 papers.

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12citing papers in PubMed
1.6field-weighted citation impact, top 19% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

12 citing papers in PubMed, 27 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

12 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Pablo EuguiCenter for Medical Physics and Biomedical Engineering, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria.
Antonia LichteneggerCenter for Medical Physics and Biomedical Engineering, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria.
Marco AugustinCenter for Medical Physics and Biomedical Engineering, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria.
Danielle J HarperCenter for Medical Physics and Biomedical Engineering, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria.
Martina MuckCenter for Medical Physics and Biomedical Engineering, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria.
Thomas RoetzerInstitute of Neurology, General Hospital and Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria.
Andreas WartakCenter for Medical Physics and Biomedical Engineering, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria.
Thomas KoneggerInstitute of Chemical Technologies and Analytics, TU Wien, Vienna, Austria.
Georg WidhalmDepartment of Neurosurgery, General Hospital and Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria.
Christoph K HitzenbergerCenter for Medical Physics and Biomedical Engineering, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria.
Adelheid WoehrerInstitute of Neurology, General Hospital and Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria.
Bernhard BaumannCenter for Medical Physics and Biomedical Engineering, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria.
Medical University of Vienna · ATVienna General Hospital · ATTU Wien · AT

Funding

Austrian Science Fund FWF KLI 394Austrian Science Fund FWF P 26553
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Optical coherence tomography (OCT) is a powerful technology for rapid volumetric imaging in biomedicine. The bright field imaging approach of conventional OCT systems is based on the detection of directly backscattered light, thereby waiving the wealth of information contained in the angular scattering distribution. Here we demonstrate that the unique features of few-mode fibers (FMF) enable simultaneous bright and dark field (BRAD) imaging for OCT. As backscattered light is picked up by the different modes of a FMF depending upon the angular scattering pattern, we obtain access to the directional scattering signatures of different tissues by decoupling illumination and detection paths. We exploit the distinct modal propagation properties of the FMF in concert with the long coherence lengths provided by modern wavelength-swept lasers to achieve multiplexing of the different modal responses into a combined OCT tomogram. We demonstrate BRAD sensing for distinguishing differently sized microparticles and showcase the performance of BRAD-OCT imaging with enhanced contrast for ex vivo tumorous tissue in glioblastoma and neuritic plaques in Alzheimer's disease.

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

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PMID30258667
PMCPMC6154182
OpenAlexW2775117172

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