
6 Image Analysis and Modeling in Ophthalmology
1.4 Future Directions
New imaging technologies are continuously being developed and existing ones such as
the UBM system are constantly being improved. High-frequency annular arrays have
been developed for improved sensitivity and depth of eld.
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Linear arrays have also been
developed, enabling scanning without mechanical motion of the probe.
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Current single-
element mechanically scanned UBM systems are being upgraded to increase their relative
speed in order to be comparable to that of Fourier over time-domain OCT systems.
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We may see a merging of ultrasound with optics so that ultrasound can b ...