Quantitative elastography provided by surface acoustic waves measured by phase-sensitive optical coherence tomography

Opt Lett. 2012 Feb 15;37(4):722-4. doi: 10.1364/OL.37.000722.

Abstract

We report on a quantitative elastography technique achieved by combining phase-sensitive optical coherence tomography (PhS-OCT) with the surface acoustic wave (SAW) method. Different from traditional optical coherence elastography, the elastography is achieved by impulse-stimulated SAW, rather than by shear waves. PhS-OCT serves not only as a detector to measure SAW signals but also as a means to provide a cross-sectional image of the sample. The experimental results indicate that the combination of PhS-OCT with SAW is feasible to provide quantitative elastography of heterogeneous tissue samples.

MeSH terms

  • Agar / chemistry
  • Algorithms
  • Elasticity Imaging Techniques / methods*
  • Humans
  • Imaging, Three-Dimensional / methods*
  • Skin / cytology
  • Skin / pathology
  • Sound*
  • Tomography, Optical Coherence / methods*

Substances

  • Agar