{Reference Type}: Journal Article
{Title}: Fully automated OCT-based tissue screening system.
{Author}: Pi S;Ganjee R;Wang L;Arbuckle RK;Zhao C;Sahel JA;Wang B;Chen Y;
{Journal}: Opt Lett
{Volume}: 49
{Issue}: 16
{Year}: 2024 Aug 15
{Factor}: 3.56
{DOI}: 10.1364/OL.530281
{Abstract}: This study introduces an innovative optical coherence tomography (OCT) imaging system dedicated to high-throughput screening applications using ex vivo tissue culture. Leveraging OCT's non-invasive, high-resolution capabilities, the system is equipped with a custom-designed motorized platform and tissue detection ability for automated, successive imaging across samples. Transformer-based deep-learning segmentation algorithms further ensure robust, consistent, and efficient readouts meeting the standards for screening assays. Validated using retinal explant cultures from a mouse model of retinal degeneration, the system provides robust, rapid, reliable, unbiased, and comprehensive readouts of tissue response to treatments. This fully automated OCT-based system marks a significant advancement in tissue screening, promising to transform drug discovery, as well as other relevant research fields.