Michelson Diagnostics (MDL), the UK manufacturer of multi-beam optical coherence tomography (OCT) scanners, has announced the launch of its Vivosight multi-beam OCT scanner.
The scanner uses the high-resolution capability of the company's multi-beam OCT technology to provide state-of-the-art images of skin and other surface tissue through the use of a compact, ergonomically designed hand-held probe.
The probe is designed for use on external tissue, such as for imaging skin microstructure, to a depth of up to 2mm.
Scan rates vary from 6.5fps to 35fps depending on the scan width, which in turn can be varied up to 5mm.
The probe has full x-y scanning capability enabling rapid capture of 3D TIFF format image stacks up to 5mm x 5mm.
A specially designed adjustable stand-off enables image capture from awkward locations without discomfort.
The software is designed to be quick and easy to understand and use, and does not require an in-depth understanding of OCT.
The probe will be suitable for many skin measurement and analysis tasks, especially those that require detailed images of sub-surface skin microstructure, at resolutions currently out of reach of ultrasound and MRI, and depths beyond that accessible with confocal microscopy.
In the US, the scanner is currently only available for non-clinical applications (a 510(k) application is planned), but in Europe, clinical orders are now being taken.
