Principles and Applications of Optical Coherence Tomography 2018

Principles and Applications of Optical Coherence Tomography is organized by The International Society for Optics and Photonics (SPIE) and will be held on Jan 28, 2018 at SPIE Photonics West, San Francisco, California, United States of America.

The target audience for this medical event is scientists, engineers, and clinicians who are performing research in medical imaging. This CME Conference has been approved for a maximum of 0.4 CEUs.

Conference Description :
Optical coherence tomography (OCT) is a new imaging modality, which is the optical analog of ultrasound. OCT can perform high resolution cross sectional imaging of the internal structure of biological tissues and materials. OCT is promising for biomedical imaging because it functions as a type of optical biopsy, enabling tissue pathology to be imaged in suit and in real time. This technology also has numerous applications in other fields ranging from nondestructive evaluation of materials to optical data storage. This course describes OCT and the integrated disciplines including fiber optics, interferometry, high-speed optical detection, biomedical imaging, in vitro and in vivo studies, and clinical medicine.

Conference Objectives are :
• describe the principles of optical coherence tomography (OCT)
• explain a systems viewpoint of OCT technology
• describe OCT detection approaches and factors governing performance
• describe ultrafast laser technology and other low coherence light sources
• describe OCT imaging devices such as microscopes, hand held probes and catheters
• describe functional imaging such as Doppler and spectroscopic OCT
• provide an overview of clinical imaging including clinical ophthalmology, surgical guidance, and detection of neoplasia and guiding biopsy
• gain an overview of materials applications
• discuss transitioning technology from the laboratory to the clinic