In Vivo Tissue Imaging by Multi-Contrast Jones Matrix Optical Coherence Microscopy

Abstract

This paper gives a short review of Jones matrix optical coherence tomography (JM-OCT) and its application to skin imaging. JM-OCT is an extension of OCT which provides multiple types OCT three-dimensional OCT images including high sensitive OCT, local attenuation coefficient tomography, OCT angiography, birefringence tomography and polarization uniformity tomography. A basic concept of JMOCT and its implementation are explained. Examples of in vivo skin imaging of a fingertip and inner forearm are also demonstrated.