May 2005
Volume 46, Issue 13
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ARVO Annual Meeting Abstract  |   May 2005
Enhanced Retinal Imaging With Tracking Optical Coherence Tomography (TOCT)
Author Affiliations & Notes
  • R.D. Ferguson
    Physical Sciences Inc, Andover, MA
  • D.X. Hammer
    Physical Sciences Inc, Andover, MA
  • N.V. Iftimia
    Physical Sciences Inc, Andover, MA
  • G. Wollstein
    UPMC Eye Center, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA
  • H. Ishikawa
    UPMC Eye Center, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA
  • M.L. Gabriele
    UPMC Eye Center, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA
  • W. Dilworth
    UPMC Eye Center, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA
  • A.A. Bonfioli
    UPMC Eye Center, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA
  • J.S. Schuman
    UPMC Eye Center, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA
  • Footnotes
    Commercial Relationships  R.D. Ferguson, Physical Sciences Inc E; Carl Zeiss Meditec Inc P; D.X. Hammer, Physical Sciences Inc E; N.V. Iftimia, Physical Sciences Inc E; G. Wollstein, None; H. Ishikawa, None; M.L. Gabriele, None; W. Dilworth, None; A.A. Bonfioli, None; J.S. Schuman, Carl Zeiss Meditec Inc C.
  • Footnotes
    Support  NIH Grants EY13036, EY13178, EY11289, EY13078, Physical Sciences Inc, Carl Zeiss meditec Inc
Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science May 2005, Vol.46, 1118. doi:
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      R.D. Ferguson, D.X. Hammer, N.V. Iftimia, G. Wollstein, H. Ishikawa, M.L. Gabriele, W. Dilworth, A.A. Bonfioli, J.S. Schuman; Enhanced Retinal Imaging With Tracking Optical Coherence Tomography (TOCT) . Invest. Ophthalmol. Vis. Sci. 2005;46(13):1118.

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Abstract

Abstract: : Purpose: To enable new and improved retinal OCT imaging and image analysis with a high speed closed–loop eye tracking system integrated into a new clinical OCT instrument. Methods: A high speed retinal tracker system was integrated into a clinical optical coherence tomography system (StratusOCT, Carl Zeiss Meditec Inc, Dublin, Ca). The hybrid instrument, called tracking optical coherence tomography (TOCT), uses a secondary sensing beam in a confocal reflectometer and steering mirrors to compensate eye motion with a closed loop bandwidth of 1 kHz and a lateral rms accuracy ∼15 µm. Imaging and tracking control systems have been integrated into a single platform and user interface in order to admit new imaging capabilities and considerable simplification in acquisition of clinical data. The system was configured to acquire high–resolution retinal maps through all subject eye movements and blinks, without disruption of complex scan sequences or loss of data. Results: Five normal subjects were scanned with a non–standard TOCT scan protocol that included up to 24 repeated high resolution peripapillary and radial disc scans, and high density raster scans of both the optic nerve head and the macula. The new TOCT system achieves highly accurate OCT scan registration yielding averaged (co–added) images with significantly improved appearance and signal–to–noise ratio while maintaining well–defined boundaries and sharp fine structure. Precise re–registration of multiple scans over separate imaging sessions demonstrates TOCT utility for longitudinal studies. Long duration raster scans enable detailed mapping of large tissue volumes despite eye motion. Conclusions: The capability to reproducibly map structures in the living eye at high resolution will lead to improved understanding of disease processes and improved sensitivity and specificity of diagnostic procedures. Tracking systems are expected to augment the capabilities of future high–speed SDOCT systems.

Keywords: imaging methods (CT, FA, ICG, MRI, OCT, RTA, SLO, ultrasound) • imaging/image analysis: clinical 
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