Tracking Optical Coherence Tomography

Tracking optical coherence tomography combines PSI's retinal tracking technology into a clinical time-domain OCT system. This project was performed in collaboration with Joel Schuman at University of Pittsburgh Medical Center.

Peer-Reviewed Publications

1. R. D. Ferguson, D. X. Hammer, L. A. Paunescu, S. Beaton, and J. S. Schuman, "Tracking Optical Coherence Tomography," Opt. Lett., 29, 2139-2141 (2004), SR-1163.
2. D. X. Hammer, R. D. Ferguson, J. C. Magill, L. A. Paunescu, S. Beaton, H. Ishikawa, G. Wollstein, and J. S. Schuman, "An Active Retinal Tracker for Clinical Optical Coherence Tomography Systems," J. Biomed. Opt., 10, 024038 (2005), SR-1162.
3. D. X. Hammer, R. D. Ferguson, N. V. Iftimia, T. E. Ustun, G. Wollstein, H. Ishikawa, M. L. Gabriele, W. D. Dilworth, L. Kagemann, and J. S. Schuman, "Advanced scanning methods with tracking optical coherence tomography," Opt. Express, 13, 7937-7947 (2005), SR-1235.
4. H. Ishikawa, M. L. Gabriele, G. Wollstein, R. D. Ferguson, D. X. Hammer, L. A. Paunescu, S. A. Beaton, J. S. Schuman, "Retinal Nerve Fiber Layer Assessment Using Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT) with Active Optic Nerve Head Tracking," Inv. Ophthalmol. Vis. Sci., 47, 964-967 (2006) [pdf].

Conference Proceedings

1. R. D. Ferguson, D. X. Hammer, N. V. Iftimia, K. Slaoui, G. Wollstein, H. Ishikawa, M. L. Gabriele, and J. S. Schuman, "Three-Dimensional Retinal Maps with Tracking Optical Coherence Tomography (TOCT)," Coherence Domain Optical Methods and Optical Coherence Tomography in Biomedicine IX, edited by V. V. Tuchin, J. A. Izatt, J. G. Fujimoto, Proc. of SPIE Vol. 5690, pp. 66-71 (SPIE, Bellingham, WA, 2005), SR-1220.

Conference Posters

1. D. X. Hammer, R. D. Ferguson, S. Beaton, L. A. Paunescu, H. Ishikawa, G. Wollstein, and J. S. Schuman, "Tracking Optical Coherence Tomography: Initial Clinical Results," Association of Research in Vision and Ophthalmology, Program 2783, Poster B418, Ft. Lauderdale FL, May 2004 [pdf].
2. S. Beaton, H. Ishikawa, G. Wollstein, D. Stein, R. D. Ferguson, D. X. Hammer, and J. S. Schuman, "Nerve Fiber Layer (NFL) Thickness Measurement with Tracking OCT," Association of Research in Vision and Ophthalmology, Program 5508, Poster B832, Ft. Lauderdale FL, May 2004 [pdf].
3. R. D. Ferguson, "Tracking Optical Coherence Tomography: Initial Clinical Results," NIH SBIR-STTR meeting, June 2004.
4. G. Wollstein, H. Ishikawa, M. L. Gabriele, D. X. Hammer, R. D. Ferguson, W. D. Dilworth, Z. Eliash, A. A. Bonfioli, R. J. Noecker, and J. S. Schuman, "En Face Optic Nerve Head Image Using Stratus OCT With Eye Tracking System," Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology, Program 2523, Poster B76, Ft. Lauderdale FL, 3 May 2005 [pdf].
5. M. L. Gabriele, H. Ishikawa, G. Wollstein, W. Dilworth, Z. Burgansky-Eliash, A. A. Bonfioli L. Kagemann, R. J. Noecker, D. X. Hammer, R. D. Ferguson, J. S. Schuman, "Nerve Fiber Layer Thickness Mapping with an Eye Tracking OCT Data Set," American Academy of Ophthalmology, Oct. 2005 [pdf].

Conference and Miscellaneous Talks

1. H. Ishikawa, S. Beaton, D. Stein, R. D. Ferguson, D. X. Hammer, E. Hertzmark, and J S. Schuman, "Nerve Fiber Layer (NFL) Thickness Measurement with Tracking OCT," American Glaucoma Society, March 2004.
2. D. X. Hammer, "Retinal tracking for optical coherence tomography," FDA CDRH Science Seminar, May 12, 2004.
3. R. D. Ferguson, D. X. Hammer, N. V. Iftimia, G. Wollstein, H. Ishikawa, M. L. Gabriele, W. Dilworth, A. A. Bonfioli, and J. S. Schuman, "Enhanced retinal imaging with Tracking Optical Coherence Tomography (TOCT)," Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology, Paper 1118, Ft. Lauderdale FL, 2 May 2005.

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