Optical coherence tomography (OCT) is a non-invasive, rapid optical medical imaging modality and has become a hot topic in biomedical research. In recent years, several functional OCTs have emerged, including Doppler OCT, polarization-sensitive OCT, spectroscopic OCT, and optical coherence tomographic elastography, etc. These newer advances in functional OCT broaden the potential clinical application of OCT by providing novel ways to observe and understand tissue activity that cannot be accomplished by other current imaging methodologies.
