Abstract
Optical coherence tomography (OCT) is a new noninvasive technique that can be used to image tissue structures slice by slice with high resolution. Since its development in the early 1990s it has been used mainly as a diagnostic tool in ophthalmology for visualization of the posterior sections of the eye. OCT makes it possible to achieve high resolutions in cross-sectional imaging of superficial tissue structures. It is based on interferometry and can provide two-dimensional images with a high resolution of about 15 μm and a maximum detection depth of 2 mm with no need for contact. When it is used in combination with colposcopy noncontact imaging of the tissue below the surface of the cervix uteri is therefore possible.
| Translated title of the contribution | Optical coherence tomography in gynaecology |
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| Original language | German |
| Journal | Gynakologe |
| Volume | 40 |
| Issue number | 5 |
| Pages (from-to) | 343-348 |
| Number of pages | 6 |
| ISSN | 0017-5994 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 05.2007 |
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Research Areas and Centers
- Academic Focus: Biomedical Engineering
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