• Journal of Innovative Optical Health Sciences
  • Vol. 14, Issue 6, 2150022 (2021)
Di Yang, Zhuoqun Yuan, Zihan Yang, Muyun Hu, and Yanmei Liang*
Author Affiliations
  • Institute of Modern Optics, Nankai University Tianjin Key Laboratory of Micro-scale Optical Information Science and Technology, Tianjin 300350, P. R. China
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    DOI: 10.1142/s179354582150022x Cite this Article
    Di Yang, Zhuoqun Yuan, Zihan Yang, Muyun Hu, Yanmei Liang. High-resolution polarization-sensitive optical coherence tomography and optical coherence tomography angiography for zebrafish skin imaging[J]. Journal of Innovative Optical Health Sciences, 2021, 14(6): 2150022 Copy Citation Text show less

    Abstract

    Zebrafish is an important animal model, which is used to study development, pathology, and genetic research. The zebrafish skin model is widely used in cutaneous research, and angiogenesis is critical for cutaneous wound healing. However, limited by the penetration depth, the available optical methods are difficult to describe the internal skin structure and the connection of blood vessels between the skin and subcutaneous tissue. By a homemade high-resolution polarization-sensitive optical coherence tomography (PS-OCT) system, we imaged the polarization contrast of zebrafish skin and the zebrafish skin vasculature with optical coherence tomography angiography (OCTA). Based on these OCT images, the spatial distribution of the zebrafish skin vasculature was described. Furthermore, we monitored the healing process of zebrafish cutaneous wounds. We think the highresolution PS-OCT system will be a promising tool in studying cutaneous models of zebrafish.
    Di Yang, Zhuoqun Yuan, Zihan Yang, Muyun Hu, Yanmei Liang. High-resolution polarization-sensitive optical coherence tomography and optical coherence tomography angiography for zebrafish skin imaging[J]. Journal of Innovative Optical Health Sciences, 2021, 14(6): 2150022
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