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Paper Abstract
Collagen and elastin fibers are generally arranged in parallel bundles within the dermis. These bundles are oriented such
that they can most efficiently resist the stress and strain that normally occurs on the skin during movement. The pattern
of these fiber bundles establishes the lines of cleavage of the skin. Knowledge of the orientation of these is of key
importance for surgical procedures. When incisions are cut parallel to the cleavage line orientation the incision will heal
better and produce less scaring.
In this work we report a novel application of Optical coherence tomography for the determination of cleavage line
orientation in in-vivo human skin. The technique operates by pressing a small circular indenter onto the skin to deform
the skin. This is then imaged using optical coherence tomography. Analysis of the resulting deformation can be seen to
have an ellipsoidal shape which is related to the cleavage line orientation. We demonstrate that the technique can be used
to map the cleavage line orientation in-vivo.
Paper Details
Date Published: 10 February 2011
PDF: 7 pages
Proc. SPIE 7898, Dynamics and Fluctuations in Biomedical Photonics VIII, 78980X (10 February 2011); doi: 10.1117/12.879814
Published in SPIE Proceedings Vol. 7898:
Dynamics and Fluctuations in Biomedical Photonics VIII
Valery V. Tuchin; Donald D. Duncan; Kirill V. Larin; Martin J. Leahy; Ruikang K. Wang, Editor(s)
PDF: 7 pages
Proc. SPIE 7898, Dynamics and Fluctuations in Biomedical Photonics VIII, 78980X (10 February 2011); doi: 10.1117/12.879814
Show Author Affiliations
Joey Enfield, Univ. of Limerick (Ireland)
National Biophotonics and Imaging Platform Ireland (Ireland)
Enock Jonathan, Univ. of Limerick (Ireland)
National Biophotonics and Imaging Platform Ireland (Ireland)
National Biophotonics and Imaging Platform Ireland (Ireland)
Enock Jonathan, Univ. of Limerick (Ireland)
National Biophotonics and Imaging Platform Ireland (Ireland)
Martin J. Leahy, Univ. of Limerick (Ireland)
National Biophotonics and Imaging Platform Ireland (Ireland)
Royal College of Surgeons (Ireland)
National Biophotonics and Imaging Platform Ireland (Ireland)
Royal College of Surgeons (Ireland)
Published in SPIE Proceedings Vol. 7898:
Dynamics and Fluctuations in Biomedical Photonics VIII
Valery V. Tuchin; Donald D. Duncan; Kirill V. Larin; Martin J. Leahy; Ruikang K. Wang, Editor(s)
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