Development of rigid-endoscope optical coherence tomography system using KTN optical probe

Abstract

Recently, there are many arthritic disease cases in orthopedic surgery fields. In this field, high resolution imaging system is necessary for early detection and success treatment of disease. It focused on optical coherence tomography (OCT) with optimal probe which is very effective in accurate assessments of arthritis diagnosis. In this study, we have developed rigid-endoscope OCT system with KTN optical probe for a diagnosis in the orthopedic surgery fields. The present system demonstrates that biological image was measured by using KTN optical scanner for having degree of freedom in sample arm as optical coherence tomography. The system was shown to have a resolution 14.2μm for biological tissue in few mm depth. The sensitivity to be measured is 92.3dB.