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UPCOMING PRESENTATIONS
Wednesday, February 17, 2010, 7:30 pm
Location: Room M-114, Stanford University Medical School
Optional dinner, location: Nexus Cafeteria in the Clark Center, 6:15 pm(no host, no reservations)
Optical Coherence Tomography – From Bench to Bedside
Tony Ko, PhD
Optovue, Inc.
Abstract:
Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT) is the optical analogue of ultrasound that was invented about 20 years ago at MIT. OCT provides the ability to acquire cross-sectional images from biological tissue with much better resolution than ultrasound. It was recognized that OCT can have an impact in the field of ophthalmology where high-resolution cross-sectional images of retina was not available and would be of clinical value. However, it took about 10 years for the market to evolve and the technology to mature before OCT gained acceptance in the field of ophthalmology. Recent scientific advances has dramatically improved the technical performance of OCT and further improved its clinical utility and impact. Today, OCT has become a clinical standard in ophthalmology and an important diagnostic tool for managing retinal diseases. There are now nine companies developing OCT instruments for ophthalmology and many others are exploring applications of OCT technology in clinical fields such as cardiology, dermatology, and gastroenterology.
Tony Ko, PhD, will discuss the development of OCT from the university research labs to everyday clinical use in ophthalmology at the February 17 meeting of the Santa Clara Valley Engineering in Medicine & Biology Society. The successful transfer of OCT into ophthalmology is an interesting case study in the many factors that contribute to the acceptance of a new technology into medicine.
Biography
Tony Ko received Bachelor of Science degrees in Electrical Engineering & Computer Science (EECS) and Bioengineering from the University of California at Berkeley, a Masters of Science in EECS from MIT, and a PhD in Medical Engineering and Medical Physics from the Harvard-MIT Division of Health Sciences and Technology. Tony performed his PhD research in the MIT laboratory of Prof. James Fujimoto, one of the original inventors of Optical Coherence Tomography. He is currently the Manager of Advanced Development at Optovue, Inc., an ophthalmic medical device company.
Watch this space and the IEEE Grid Calendar for upcoming meeting announcements.
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