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Image contrast reduction mechanism in full‐field optical coherence tomography
Author(s) -
GAO WANRONG
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
journal of microscopy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.569
H-Index - 111
eISSN - 1365-2818
pISSN - 0022-2720
DOI - 10.1111/jmi.12333
Subject(s) - optical coherence tomography , reduction (mathematics) , tomography , contrast (vision) , image contrast , mechanism (biology) , coherence (philosophical gambling strategy) , optics , physics , computer science , computer vision , mathematics , geometry , quantum mechanics
Summary Correct interpretation of image contrast obtained with full‐field optical coherence tomography (FFOCT) technique is required for accurate medical diagnosis applications. In this work, first, the characteristics of microscopic structures of tissue that generate the contrast in en‐face tomographic image obtained with FFOCT are discussed. Then an overview is given of the parameters that affect image contrast. Finally, the contrast correction factor for correct image interpretation and the contrast limits to practical FFOCT systems are outlined.