A system for high-resolution depth-resolved optical imaging of fluorescence and absorption contrast.

Laminar optical tomography (LOT) is a new three-dimensional in vivo functional optical imaging technique. Adopting a microscopy-based setup and diffuse optical tomography (DOT) imaging principles, LOT can perform both absorption- and fluorescence-contrast imaging with higher resolution (100-200 microm) than DOT and deeper penetration (2-3 mm) than laser scanning microscopy. These features, as well as a large field of view and acquisition speeds up to 100 frames per second, make LOT suitable for depth-resolved imaging of stratified tissues such as retina, skin, endothelial tissues and the cortex of the brain. In this paper, we provide a detailed description of a new LOT system design capable of imaging both absorption and fluorescence contrast, and present characterization of its performance using phantom studies.

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