Scanning optical coherence tomography probe for in vivo imaging and displacement measurements in the cochlea

Biomedical Optics Express
Nathan C LinElizabeth S Olson

Abstract

We developed a spectral domain optical coherence tomography (SDOCT) fiber optic probe for imaging and sub-nanometer displacement measurements inside the mammalian cochlea. The probe, 140 μm in diameter, can scan laterally up to 400 μm by means of a piezoelectric bender. Two different sampling rates are used, 10 kHz for high-resolution B-scan imaging, and 100 kHz for displacement measurements in order to span the auditory frequency range of gerbil (~50 kHz). Once the cochlear structures are recognized, the scanning range is gradually decreased and ultimately stopped with the probe pointing at the selected angle to measure the simultaneous displacements of multiple structures inside the organ of Corti (OC). The displacement measurement is based on spectral domain phase microscopy. The displacement noise level depends on the A-scan signal of the structure within the OC and we have attained levels as low as ~0.02 nm in in vivo measurements. The system's broadband infrared light source allows for an imaging depth of ~2.7 mm, and axial resolution of ~3 μm. In future development, the probe can be coupled with an electrode for time-locked voltage and displacement measurements in order to explore the electro-mechanical feedback loop tha...Continue Reading

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