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ArticleBiomedical optics express2021

Effect of A-scan rate and interscan interval on optical coherence angiography.

Ting-Hao Chen, Yi-Chun Wu, Ting-Yen Tsai, Chuan-Bor Chueh, Bo-Huei Huang, Yin-Peng Huang, Meng-Tsan Tsai, Yoshiaki Yasuno, Hsiang-Chieh Lee

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Article in Biomedical optics express, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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8 citing papers in PubMed, 11 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

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9 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Ting-Hao ChenGraduate Institute of Photonics and Optoelectronics, National Taiwan University, Taipei 10617, Taiwan.
Yi-Chun WuGraduate Institute of Photonics and Optoelectronics, National Taiwan University, Taipei 10617, Taiwan.
Ting-Yen TsaiGraduate Institute of Photonics and Optoelectronics, National Taiwan University, Taipei 10617, Taiwan.
Chuan-Bor ChuehGraduate Institute of Photonics and Optoelectronics, National Taiwan University, Taipei 10617, Taiwan.
Bo-Huei HuangDepartment of Electrical Engineering, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan 33302, Taiwan.
Yin-Peng HuangGraduate Institute of Networking and Multimedia, National Taiwan University, Taipei 10617, Taiwan.
Meng-Tsan TsaiDepartment of Electrical Engineering, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan 33302, Taiwan.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5085-822X
Yoshiaki YasunoComputational Optics Group, University of Tsukuba, Tennodai 1-1-1, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8573, Japan.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1645-7948
Hsiang-Chieh LeeGraduate Institute of Photonics and Optoelectronics, National Taiwan University, Taipei 10617, Taiwan.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2976-6195
National Taiwan University · TWChang Gung University · TWUniversity of Tsukuba · JP

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Optical coherence tomography angiography (OCTA) can provide rapid, volumetric, and noninvasive imaging of tissue microvasculature without the requirement of exogenous contrast agents. To investigate how A-scan rate and interscan time affected the contrast and dynamic range of OCTA, we developed a 1.06-µm swept-source OCT system enabling 100-kHz or 200-kHz OCT using two light sources. After system settings were carefully adjusted, almost the same detection sensitivity was achieved between the 100-kHz and 200-kHz modalities. OCTA of ear skin was performed on five mice. We used the variable interscan time analysis algorithm (VISTA) and the designated scanning protocol with OCTA images reconstructed through the correlation mapping method. With a relatively long interscan time (e.g., 12.5 ms vs. 6.25 ms for 200-kHz OCT), OCTA can identify more intricate microvascular networks. OCTA image sets with the same interscan time (e.g., 12.5 ms) were compared. OCTA images acquired with a 100-kHz A-scan rate showed finer microvasculature than did other imaging modalities. We performed quantitative analysis on the contrast from OCTA images reconstructed with different A-scan rates and interscan time intervals in terms of vessel area, total vessel length, and junction density.

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PMCPMC7901325
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