Year: 2006
Type: article
Abstract: Optical coherence tomography (OCT) is an evolving noninvasive imaging modality and has been used to image the larynx during surgical endoscopy. The design of an OCT sampling device capable of capturing images of the human larynx during a typical office based laryngoscopy examination is discussed. Both patient's and physician's movements were addressed. In vivo OCT imaging of the human larynx is demonstrated. Though the long focal length limits the lateral resolution of the image, the basement membrane can still be readily distinguished. Office-based OCT has the potential to guide surgical biopsies, direct therapy, and monitor disease. This is a promising imaging modality to study the larynx.
Source: Journal of Biomedical Optics
DOI: 10.1117/1.2200371
Language: English
Subfield: Biomedical Engineering
Field: Engineering
Domain: Physical Sciences
Open Access status: bronze
Funders: National Science Foundation, Arnold and Mabel Beckman Foundation, Tobacco-Related Disease Research Program, Flight Attendant Medical Research Institute, Harvey Mudd College, National Institutes of Health, National Cancer Institute, National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders, National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering, National Center for Research Resources
OpenAlex ID: W2124026850