Nature Communications (Jun 2017)

Speckle-modulating optical coherence tomography in living mice and humans

  • Orly Liba,
  • Matthew D. Lew,
  • Elliott D. SoRelle,
  • Rebecca Dutta,
  • Debasish Sen,
  • Darius M. Moshfeghi,
  • Steven Chu,
  • Adam de la Zerda

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms15845
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 8, no. 1
pp. 1 – 13

Abstract

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Optical coherence tomography, a technique that can image inside tissue, is susceptible to speckle noise that limits its diagnostic potential. Here, Libaet al. show that speckle noise can be removed without effectively compromising resolution, revealing previously hidden small structures within tissue.