Distortion corrected imaging using projected index computed tomography

Adam M. Zysk; James Joshua Reynolds; Daniel L. Marks; P. Scott Carney; Stephen A. Boppart

doi:10.1117/12.479031

8 July 2003 Distortion corrected imaging using projected index computed tomography

Adam M. Zysk, James Joshua Reynolds, Daniel L. Marks, P. Scott Carney, Stephen A. Boppart

Proceedings Volume 4956, Coherence Domain Optical Methods and Optical Coherence Tomography in Biomedicine VII; (2003) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.479031
Event: Biomedical Optics, 2003, San Jose, CA, United States

Abstract

Projected index computed tomography (PICT) is a newly developed technique that uses the measured optical path length from multiple optical coherence tomography (OCT) scans through a semitransparent sample to computationally reconstruct tomographic images based on the spatial variations of the refractive index. Since the index of refraction of most samples is not constant, a depth-wise distortion due to the varying index of the sample is evident. Using a highly reflective reference surface placed behind the sample, optical path length measurements yield an aggregate index value for each beampath through the sample. Rotating the sample allows a data set to be formed for multiple beam angles. These data can be understood as the projections of the object index, i.e. the Radon tranform of the index of the object. Using filtered backprojection algorithms set of projection data were used to reconstruct PICT images. The resulting images are free from the spatial distortions found in standard OCT. Experimental results show that PICT images correspond well with the dimensional characteristics of specific samples.

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Adam M. Zysk, James Joshua Reynolds, Daniel L. Marks, P. Scott Carney, and Stephen A. Boppart "Distortion corrected imaging using projected index computed tomography", Proc. SPIE 4956, Coherence Domain Optical Methods and Optical Coherence Tomography in Biomedicine VII, (8 July 2003); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.479031

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