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The Laser Medicine and Medical Imaging Group and its close collaborators were the originators of optical coherence tomography (OCT), a diagnostic technology now used in a growing number of medical fields. The group currently works to further understand and exploit the capabilities of OCT technology, with ongoing investigations in topics related to optical coherence microscopy development and optical biopsy using OCT.
The team of investigators at MIT invented optical coherence tomography (OCT) in the early 1990s. In addition to research, we have experience in the commercial development and applications of OCT.
Working with investigators at the New England Eye Center, the group performed the first clinical studies using OCT in ophthalmology. The team founded a startup company that developed and transferred OCT technology to industry. The company was acquired by Carl Zeiss and lead to the development of the first OCT instrument for ophthalmology. Currently, there are more than 8 companies which develop OCT instruments for the ophthalmic market.
In other studies with collaborators at the Harvard Medical School (HMS) and Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH), we developed OCT intravascular imaging. The team founded a startup company, LightLab Imaging, in a joint venture with Carl Zeiss. The company was later acquired by Goodman, Ltd. and is developing OCT for intravascular imaging.
Today, there are over 20 companies which are developing OCT for a range of applications in medicine and basic research.