Quantitative depth-resolved microcirculation imaging with optical coherence tomography angiography (Part Ι): Blood flow velocity imaging

Abstract

The research goal of the microvascular network imaging with OCT angiography is to achieve depth-resolved blood flow and vessel imaging in vivo in the clinical management of patents. In this review, we review the main phenomena that have been explored in OCT to image the blood flow velocity vector and the vessels of the microcirculation within living tissues. Parameters that limit the accurate measurements of blood flow velocity are then considered. Finally, initial clinical diagnosis applications and future developments of OCT flow images are discussed.

Keywords: blood flow velocity imaging; optical coherence tomography; quantitative depth-resolved imaging.