Use of Optical Coherence Tomography in Dentistry

Table 1

Showing comparison of OCT with other imaging modalities.

	OCT	Ultrasound	MRI	Fluoroscopy	Angioscopy
Resolution (µm)	1–15	80–120	80–300	100–200	<200
Probe size (µm)	140	700	N/A	N/A	800
Ionizing radiation	No	No	No	Yes	No

MRI, magnetic resonance imaging; OCT, optical coherence tomography.