ReviewJournal of biomedical optics2020
Parametric imaging of attenuation by optical coherence tomography: review of models, methods, and clinical translation.
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- Newly Designed Optical Coherence Tomography Catheter for Optimizing Bladder Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment: Protocol for a Feasibility Study.JMIR research protocols · 2025Article
- Impact of Scattering Variation Measured by Line-Field Confocal Optical Coherence Tomography on Fluorescence Measurement by Optical Spectroscopy: A Study on Phantoms and Human Skin Models.Skin pharmacology and physiology · 2025Article
- Impact of sample handling protocols on soft tissue attenuation coefficient and morphology.Journal of biomedical optics · 2025Article
- Depth-Resolved Attenuation Coefficient Quantification During Murine Embryonic Brain Development.Journal of biophotonics · 2025Article
- Deep reinforcement learning for automatic defocus correction using OCT image intensity.Biomedical optics express · 2025Article
- Assessment of Attenuation Coefficient and Blood Flow at Depth in Pediatric Thermal Hand Injuries Using Optical Coherence Tomography: A Clinical Study.European burn journal · 2025Article
- Light and metabolism: label-free optical imaging of metabolic activities in biological systems [Invited].Biomedical optics express · 2025Review
- Optical coherence tomography for early detection of crop infection.Plant methods · 2025Article
- Intraoperative Fast Adaptive Focus Tracking Robotic OCT Enables Real-Time Tumor Grading and Large-Area Microvascular Imaging in Human Spinal Cord Surgery.Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany) · 2025Article
- OCT in dermatology: a process for determining whether a fully diversified dataset is needed for AI model-building.Optics letters · 2025Article
- Using Optical Coherence Tomography in Plant Biology Research: Review and Prospects.Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
- Optical Coherence Tomography Angiography, Elastography, and Attenuation Imaging for Evaluation of Liver Regeneration.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
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Abstract
significanceOptical coherence tomography (OCT) provides cross-sectional and volumetric images of backscattering from biological tissue that reveal the tissue morphology. The strength of the scattering, characterized by an attenuation coefficient, represents an alternative and complementary tissue optical property, which can be characterized by parametric imaging of the OCT attenuation coefficient. Over the last 15 years, a multitude of studies have been reported seeking to advance methods to determine the OCT attenuation coefficient and developing them toward clinical applications.
aimOur review provides an overview of the main models and methods, their assumptions and applicability, together with a survey of preclinical and clinical demonstrations and their translation potential.
resultsThe use of the attenuation coefficient, particularly when presented in the form of parametric en face images, is shown to be applicable in various medical fields. Most studies show the promise of the OCT attenuation coefficient in differentiating between tissues of clinical interest but vary widely in approach.
conclusionsAs a future step, a consensus on the model and method used for the determination of the attenuation coefficient is an important precursor to large-scale studies. With our review, we hope to provide a basis for discussion toward establishing this consensus.
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