OCT Review

 

OCT Review

 

  • Time Domain OCT (TD-OCT)
    • Light echoes from each time delay measured sequentially
    • Slow acquisition speeds, high signal-to-noise ratio, poor view of the choroid
    • 400 A-scans per minute, 6 B-scans per macula, 10-μm resolution
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  • Spectral Domain OCT (SD-OCT)
    • Light echoes from each time delay, all measured simultaneously (high-speed spectrometer)
    • Fast acquisition speeds, low signal-to-noise ratio, view to the choroid possible
    • 52,000 A-scans per minute, 20-40 B-scans per macula (up to 100), 5-μm resolution
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  • Enhanced Depth Imaging OCT (EDI-OCT)
    • Zero delay line (ZDL) positioned at the inner retina
    • The further from the zero-delay line (ZDL), the lower the signal resolution.
    • EDI moves the ZDL closer to the choroid; negative images when the ZDL is crossed.
    • Thinner layers permit deeper tissues to be closer to the ZDL.
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  • Full Depth or Combined Depth Imaging OCT (CDI-OCT)
    • 100 B-scans averaged for a single line scan.
    • 50 in standard SD-OCT mode and 50 in EDI mode
    • Maximizes resolution of vitreoretinal and choroidal structures in a single scan
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  • Swept Source OCT
    • Topcon DRI OCT-1 Atlantis
    • Longer wavelength light source (1050 nm)
    • Fast (100,000 A scans per second)
    • Uniform sensitivity, allowing excellent visualization of structures from vitreous to sclera in one scan
    • Automated segmentation (7 layers)
    • 100,000 A-scans per second, 1-μm resolution
    • 12-μm wide scans (vs. 9- and 6-μm scans)
    • Image depth of 2.6 mm vs. 1.9 mm for EDI—even more ideal for choroidal tumors

- compiled & published by Dr Dhaval Patel MD AIIMS