Abstract
We demonstrate photothermal optical coherence tomography (OCT) imaging in highly scattering human breast tissue ex vivo. A 120 kHz axial scan rate, swept-source phase-sensitive OCT system at 1300 nm was used to detect phase changes induced by 830 nm photothermal excitation of gold nanoshells. Localized phase modulation was observed 300-600 μm deep in scattering tissue using an excitation power of only 22 mW at modulation frequencies up to 20 kHz. This technique enables integrated structural and molecular-targeted imaging for cancer markers using nanoshells.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 700-702 |
Number of pages | 3 |
Journal | Optics Letters |
Volume | 35 |
Issue number | 5 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Mar 1 2010 |