Optical coherence tomography : principles and applications This book gives a broad treatment of the subject which will include 1)the optics science and physics needed to understand the technology 2)a description of applications with a critical look at how the technology will successfully address actual clinical need and 3) a discussion of delivery of OCT to the patient FDA approval and comparisons with available competing technologies. The required mathematical rigor will be present where needed but be presented in such a way that it will not prevent non scientists and non engineers from gaining a basic understanding of OCT and the applications as well as the issues of bringing the technology to the market. * Optical Coherence Tomography is a new medical high resolution imaging technology which offers distinct advantages over current medical imaging technologies and is attracting a large number of researchers. * Provides non scientists and non engineers basic understanding of Optical Coherence Tomography applications and issues Foreword; Section I:The Basics (math waves etc.) for the Nonphysical Scientist; Light and Electromagnetic Waves; Light in Matter; Interference Coherence Diffraction and Transfer Functions; Section II: Optical Coherence Tomography: Theory; Optoelectronics And Optical Components; Noise and System Performance with TD OCT and SD OCT; Polarization and Polarization Sensitive OCT (PS OCT); Adjuvant Techniques: Absorption Spectroscopy Contrast Probes Phase Contrast Elastography and Entangled Photons; Doppler Optical Coherence Tomography; Digital Image Processing Techniques for Speckle Reduction Enhancement and Segmentation of Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT) Images; Section III: Application of OCT to Clinical Imaging: Introduction; Other Technologies; Introduction to Clinical Research Design and Analysis; OCT in Cardiovascular Medicine; OCT in Musculoskeletal Disease; OCT in Oncology; Other Applications and Conclusions; Index The basics (math waves etc.) for the nonphysical scientist Light and electromagnetic waves Light in matter Interference coherence diffraction and transfer functions Optical coherence tomography theory Optoelectronics and optical components Noise and system performance with TD OCT and SD OCT Polarization and polarization sensitive OCT Adjuvant techniques: absorption spectroscopy contrast probes phase contrast elastography and entangled photons Doppler optical coherence tomography Digital image processing techniques for speckle reduction enhancement and segmentation of optical coherence tomography (OCT) images Application of OCT to clinical imaging: introduction Other technologies Introduction to clinical research design and analysis OCT in cardiovascular medicine OCT in musculoskeletal disease OCT in oncology