Spectral triangulation molecular contrast optical coherence tomography with indocyanine green as the contrast agent

Opt Lett. 2004 Sep 1;29(17):2016-8. doi: 10.1364/ol.29.002016.

Abstract

We report a new molecular contrast optical coherence tomography (MCOCT) implementation that profiles the contrast agent distribution in a sample by measuring the agent's spectral differential absorption. The method, spectra triangulation MCOCT, can effectively suppress contributions from spectrally dependent scatterings from the sample without a priori knowledge of the scattering properties. We demonstrate molecular imaging with this new MCOCT modality by mapping the distribution of indocyanine green, a FDA-approved infrared red dye, within a stage 54 Xenopus laevis.

Publication types

  • Comparative Study
  • Evaluation Study
  • Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.
  • Validation Study

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Contrast Media / pharmacokinetics
  • Feasibility Studies
  • Image Enhancement / methods*
  • Image Interpretation, Computer-Assisted / methods*
  • Indocyanine Green / pharmacokinetics*
  • Spectrum Analysis / methods*
  • Tomography, Optical Coherence / methods*
  • Xenopus laevis / anatomy & histology
  • Xenopus laevis / embryology
  • Xenopus laevis / metabolism*

Substances

  • Contrast Media
  • Indocyanine Green