Optical Coherence Tomography

GPTKB entity

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:medical_imaging_technique
gptkbp:abbreviation	gptkb:OCT
gptkbp:advantage	high resolution non-contact real-time imaging
gptkbp:basedOn	low-coherence interferometry
gptkbp:commercialUse	gptkb:Topcon gptkb:Nidek gptkb:Canon gptkb:Abbott gptkb:Carl_Zeiss_Meditec gptkb:Heidelberg_Engineering gptkb:Optovue
gptkbp:coveredBy	gptkb:Medicare_(US)
gptkbp:detects	gptkb:age-related_macular_degeneration gptkb:cancer gptkb:Barrett's_esophagus gptkb:glaucoma atherosclerosis diabetic retinopathy corneal diseases retinal detachment
gptkbp:firstDescribed	1991
gptkbp:hasCPTCode	92133 92134
gptkbp:hasType	gptkb:spectral-domain_OCT gptkb:swept-source_OCT gptkb:time-domain_OCT Doppler OCT full-field OCT optical frequency domain imaging polarization-sensitive OCT
gptkbp:inventedBy	gptkb:James_G._Fujimoto gptkb:David_Huang gptkb:Eric_Swanson
gptkbp:limitation	expensive equipment limited penetration depth sensitive to motion artifacts
gptkbp:noninvasive	true
gptkbp:primaryUse	cardiologists dermatologists gastroenterologists optometrists ophthalmologists
gptkbp:provides	cross-sectional images three-dimensional images
gptkbp:regulates	gptkb:FDA
gptkbp:relatedTo	gptkb:confocal_microscopy ultrasound imaging
gptkbp:resolution	micrometer scale
gptkbp:usedFor	dermatology gastroenterology retinal imaging cardiovascular imaging corneal imaging
gptkbp:uses	near-infrared light
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:OCT
gptkbp:bfsLayer	8
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Optical Coherence Tomography