Realistic simulation and experiment reveals the importance of scatterer microstructure in optical coherence tomography image formation

Paweł Ossowski, Andrea Curatolo, David D. Sampson, Peter R.T. Munro

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Abstract

Realistic simulation of image formation in optical coherence tomography, based on Maxwell’s equations, has recently been demonstrated for sample volumes of practical significance. Yet, there remains a limitation whereby reducing the size of cells used to construct a computational grid, thus allowing for more realistic representation of scatterer microstructure, necessarily reduces the overall sample size that can be modelled. This is a significant problem since, as is well known, the microstructure of a scatterer significantly influences its scattering properties. Here we demonstrate that optimized scatterer design can overcome this problem resulting in good agreement between simulated and experimental images for a structured phantom. This approach to OCT image simulation allows for image formation for biological tissues to be simulated with unprecedented realism.

Original languageEnglish
Article number#328129
Pages (from-to)3122-3136
Number of pages15
JournalBiomedical Optics Express
Volume9
Issue number7
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Jul 2018

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