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Medical-imaging experts at the University of Kent

Experts in non-invasive optical imaging will gather at the University's Canterbury campus for an international workshop and 'school' 8 - 10 September.

It is hoped that the workshop, which will be chaired by Professor Adrian Podoleanu, Head of the Applied Optics Group at the University's School of Physical Sciences, will contribute towards advancing the frontier of knowledge in optical coherence tomography (OCT) and adaptive optics (AO) beyond the 'natural' limits imposed by current technology. Both OCT, of which the University has been at the forefront for many years, and AO have an important role in medicine, microscopy and ophthalmology.

The workshop and 'school' will also facilitate a significant exchange of ideas, with leading specialists in the fields of OCT and AO presenting tutorials and invited lectures on topics such as: optical sources for OCT; OCT technology; AO technology; AO for imaging the eye; AO for microscopy; OCT in ophthalmology; and OCT for art . Demonstrations of new equipment by the event's sponsors, all of whom are leading companies in the field, are planned. A visit to the Applied Optics Group in the University's Photonics Centre has also been scheduled to show participants eight of its own imaging systems, including microscopes and ophthalmology imaging devices.

There will be speakers and participants from Australia, Austria, Brazil, France, Germany, Denmark, India, Ireland, Japan, Norway, Portugal, Poland, Romania, Russia, Finland, Turkey, Sweden, USA and the UK.

Professor Podoleanu, a pioneering figure in OCT, said: 'This meeting takes place at an important moment in the evolution of OCT, after a few years of tremendous progress which resulted in the increase in the acquisition speed of more than 100 times. We will assess how best to make use of the high speed performance in imaging embryos and moving organs such as the eye, as well as how best to combine OCT with other assistive technologies such as AO.'

For further information go to the event's webpage .

Contact: mediaoffice@kent.ac.uk

Story published at 3:43pm 4 September 2008