Depth-resolved polarisation sensitive optical coherence tomography reveals the complex microanatomical response of cartilage to compression
Darven Murali Tharan (1, 2), Marco Bonesi (1, 2), Daniel Everett (2, 3), Matthew Goodwin (1, 2), Cushla McGoverin (1, 2), Sue McGlashan (4), Ashvin Thambyah (3), Fr\'ed\'erique Vanholsbeeck (1, 2) ((1) The University of Auckland, Department of Physics, New Zealand
TL;DR
This paper demonstrates that depth-resolved polarisation sensitive optical coherence tomography (PS-OCT) can non-destructively reveal cartilage microstructure under compression, potentially improving clinical assessment of cartilage health.
Contribution
The study introduces the use of depth-resolved PS-OCT for non-destructive analysis of cartilage microstructure under load, offering a new tool for clinical evaluation.
Findings
PS-OCT reveals cartilage microstructure under compression
The method is non-destructive and depth-resolved
Potential for improved clinical cartilage assessment
Abstract
Conventional methods for analysing cartilage microstructure under mechanical loading are largely destructive. In this work, we evaluate the efficacy of using depth-resolved polarisation sensitive optical coherence tomography (PS-OCT) to study the cartilage morphological response to compression. We show that depth-resolved PS-OCT reveals the microstructure of cartilage under load, and it can do so non-destructively, opening significant possibilities for enhanced clinical assessment of cartilage health by detecting deviance from normal load-bearing behaviour.
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