Aim: working out the methods of visualization of information obtained during optical coherent tomography in normal skin and in series of inflammatory disorders. Materials and Methods. OCS1300SS (made in Thorlabs, USA) was used in which the source of emission of radiation was a super-luminiscent diode with mean wavelength of 1325 nm. 12 patients with different skin conditions and 5 virtually healthy volunteers were examined with ОСТ procedure in OPD and IPD settings. High resolution USG numerical system DUB (TPM GmbH, Germany) was used for comparative USG assessment. Results. ОСТ demonstrated considerably more detailed picture of the objects scanned compared to USG investigation. Image obtained with the help of ОСТ contains vital information about sizes of macro-morphological elements, status of vascular elements and their density in different depths of the skin. Conclusion. Additional results obtained from ОСТ of the skin lesions in plane section improves attraction for ОСТ in practical dermatology.
Utz S.R., Zimnyakov D.A., Galkina E.M., Yuvchenko S.A., Alonova I.V., Artemina E.M., Ushakova O.V. Benefits of optical coherence tomography for imaging of skin diseases // Saratov Journal of Medical Scientific Research, Vol. 11, Issue 3, 2015, pp. 392-396

Purpose: to study the correlation between the results of the macular area responses by multifocal-electroretinog-raphy (mf-ERG) and the retina thickness obtained by the spectralis optical coherence tomography (ОСТ) in patients with age-related macular degeneration (AMD). Material and methods. 28 patients (32 eyes) where enrolled in the main group. The control group was up to 10 patients without any AMD's pathological sign in retina. All patients were examined by the optical coherence tomography (ОСТ) and multifocal electroretinography (mf-ERG). Results. The data showed a high level of negative correlation between the retinal thickness and electrical amplitudes of the fovea. With the group of "dry" AMD the rise of the macular thickness (drusen) not over 290 urn showed a moderate reduction of the amplitude on mf-ERG The group with "wet" AMD showed that a higher rise of the retinal thickness (edema, fibrosis) of the macular zone negatively influences the bio-electrical activity of this area and this fact was confirmed by a considerable decline of the amplitude on the mf-ERG. Conclusion. The AMD's pathological changes that have been observed by ОСТ are objectively confirmed by mf-ERG. The mf-ERG in supplement of ОСТ can be used as an important element in the complex studies and objectively monitoring of patients with AMD.
Ait Ahmed Кh., Kamenskikh T.G. Analysis of the results of multifocal electroretinogram and optical coherence tomography in diagnosis and monitoring of patients with age-related macular degeneration // Saratov Journal of Medical Scientific Research, Vol. 10, Issue 2, 2014, pp. 308-313

Method of the epidermal surface biopsy (ESB) with the adhesive compositions is the alter-native to the classic his-tological examination. Materials and Methods. In this study medical adhesive "Sulfacrylate" was used, small portions of which had been spread on an object glass, and then on different skin areas. To study the structural organization of the samples ESB the technique of optical coherence tomography (ОСТ) was used. Results. We obtained the pictures that visualize the structural organization of the different layers of the epidermis in lichen planus, hyperkeratosis, scabies and other skin diseases. Conclusion. This technique allows non-invasive measurement of high-precision structure of different layers of the epidermis, which can be useful both for research and for the practical dermatology.
Utz S.R., Zimnyakov D.A., Galkina Е.М., Yuvchenko S.A., Reshetnikova Е.М., Alonova M.V. Optical coherence tomography of the epidermal sulfakrilate surface strippings // Saratov Journal of Medical Scientific Research, Vol. 9, Issue 3, 2013, pp. 525-529