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JOURNAL OF BIOMEDICAL OPTICS
Volume 9, Issue 2, Pages 265-273Publisher
SPIE-SOC PHOTO-OPTICAL INSTRUMENTATION ENGINEERS
DOI: 10.1117/1.1647544
Keywords
OCT; SkinDex 300((R)); refractive index; mean scattering angle; in vivo; skin
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Optical coherence tomography (OCT) provides more parameters than pure morphology does. In a recent paper [A. Knuettel and M. Boehlau-Godau, J. Biomed. Opt. 5(l) 83-92 (2000)] we have shown that the refractive index (RI) can be evaluated in a localized manner in skin tissue under in vivo conditions. Based on a theory, originally developed for light detecting and ranging applications [L. Thrane et al., J. Opt. Soc. Am. A 17(3) 484-490 (2000)], the parameter mean scattering angle (MSA) could be derived in addition to RI. The effects of hydration on MSA and RI have been evaluated in vitro in pigskin and in vivo in human skin with our OCT scanner SkinDex 3000. These parameters may have a viable impact in (cosmetic) skin research and clinical diagnoses. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first time that (multiple) scattering of light has been quantified through the observation of a new scattering parameter under in vivo conditions. (C) 2004 Society of Photo-Optical Instrumentation Engineers.
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