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1. Surface kinematic and depth-resolved analysis of human vocal folds in vivo during phonation using optical coherence tomography
  
  Explore SPIE Digital Library Sep 3 2021 Otolaryngology
  
  Significance: The human vocal fold (VF) oscillates in multiple vectors and consists of distinct layers with varying viscoelastic properties that contribute to the mucosal wave. Office-based and operative laryngeal endoscopy are limited to diagnostic evaluation of the VF epithelial surface only and are restricted to axial-plane characterization of the horizontal mucosal wave. As such, understanding of the biomechanics of human VF motion remains limited. Aim: Optical coherence tomography (OCT) is a micrometer-resolution, high-speed endoscopic imaging modality which acquires cross-sectional images of tissue. Our study aimed to leverage OCT technology and develop quantitative methods for analyzing the anatomy and kinematics of ...
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2. Coupling Pressure Sensing with Optical Coherence Tomography to Evaluate the Internal Nasal Valve
  
  Explore SAGE Journals Jul 19 2020 Otolaryngology
  
  Purpose: To evaluate endoscopic long-range optical coherence tomography system combined with a pressure sensor to concurrently measure internal nasal valve cross-sectional area and intraluminal pressure. Methods: A pressure sensor was constructed using an Arduino platform and calibrated using a limiter-controlled vacuum system and industrial absolute pressure gauge. Long-range optical coherence tomography imaging and pressure transduction were performed concurrently in the naris of eight healthy adult subjects during normal respiration and forced inspiration. The internal nasal valve was manually segmented using Mimics software and cross-sectional area was measured. Internal nasal valve cross-sectional area measurements were correlated with pressure recordings. Results: Mean ...
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3. The Use of Optical Coherence Tomography and Convolutional Neural Networks to Distinguish Normal and Abnormal Oral Mucosa
  
  Explore Wiley Online Library Nov 18 2019 Otolaryngology
  
  Incomplete surgical resection of head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC) is the most common cause of local HNSCC recurrence. Currently, surgeons rely on pre‐operative imaging, direct visualization, palpation, and frozen section to determine the extent of tissue resection. It has been demonstrated that optical coherence tomography (OCT), a minimally invasive, non‐ionizing near infrared mesoscopic imaging modality can resolve subsurface differences between normal and abnormal head and neck mucosa. Previous work has utilized 2‐D OCT imaging which is limited to the evaluation of a small regions of interest generated frame by frame. OCT technology is capable of ...
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4. In vivo imaging of the internal nasal valve during different conditions using optical coherence tomography
  
  Explore Wiley Online Library Oct 22 2017 Otolaryngology
  
  Objective Previously, we proposed long-range optical coherence tomography (LR-OCT) to be an effective method for the quantitative evaluation of the nasal valve geometry. Here, the objective was to quantify the reduction in the internal nasal valve angle and cross-sectional area that results in subjective nasal airway obstruction and to evaluate the dynamic behavior of the valve during respiration using LR-OCT. Methods For 16 healthy individuals, LR-OCT was performed in each naris during: 1) normal respiration, 2) peak forced inspiration, 3) lateral nasal wall depression (to the onset of obstructive symptoms), and 4) after application of a topical decongestant. The angle ...
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5. Feature Of The Week 10/22/2017: Visualization and Detection of Ciliary Beating Pattern and Frequency in the Upper Airway using Phase Resolved Doppler Optical Coherence Tomography
  
  Explore Optical Coherence Tomography News Oct 22 2017
  
  Ciliary motion plays a critical role in the overall respiratory health of the upper airway. These cilia beat at a native frequency and in a synchronized pattern to continuously transport foreign particulate trapped in a layer of mucous out of the upper airway. Disruption of ciliary motion can lead to severe respiratory diseases and compromised respiratory function. Currently, the study of cilia requires expensive high speed cameras and high powered microscopes which is unsuitable for in vivo imaging and diagnosis. Doppler based optical coherence tomography has the potential to visualize the microscopic motion of cilia during their beating cycle. We ...
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6. Visualization and Detection of Ciliary Beating Pattern and Frequency in the Upper Airway using Phase Resolved Doppler Optical Coherence Tomography
  
  Explore Nature Publishing Group Sep 2 2017 Pulmonology
  
  Ciliary motion plays a critical role in the overall respiratory health of the upper airway. These cilia beat at a native frequency and in a synchronized pattern to continuously transport foreign particulate trapped in a layer of mucous out of the upper airway. Disruption of ciliary motion can lead to severe respiratory diseases and compromised respiratory function. Currently, the study of cilia requires expensive high speed cameras and high powered microscopes which is unsuitable for in vivo imaging and diagnosis. Doppler based optical coherence tomography has the potential to visualize the microscopic motion of cilia during their beating cycle. We ...
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7. Association of Electrochemical Therapy With Optical, Mechanical, and Acoustic Impedance Properties of Porcine Skin
  
  Explore The JAMA Network Jun 22 2017 Dermatology
  
  Importance The classic management of burn scars and other injuries to the skin has largely relied on soft-tissue transfer to resurface damaged tissue with local tissue transfer or skin graft placement. In situ generation of electrochemical reactions using needle electrodes and an application of current may be a new approach to treat scars and skin. Objective To examine the changes in optical, mechanical, and acoustic impedance properties in porcine skin after electrochemical therapy. Design, Setting, and Participants This preclinical pilot study, performed from August 1, 2015, to November 1, 2016, investigated the effects of localized pH-driven electrochemical therapy of ex ...
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8. Anatomically correct visualization of the human upper airway using a high-speed long range optical coherence tomography system with an integrated positioning sensor
  
  Explore Nature Publishing Group Dec 20 2016 Pulmonology
  
  The upper airway is a complex tissue structure that is prone to collapse. Current methods for studying airway obstruction are inadequate in safety, cost, or availability, such as CT or MRI, or only provide localized qualitative information such as flexible endoscopy. Long range optical coherence tomography (OCT) has been used to visualize the human airway in vivo , however the limited imaging range has prevented full delineation of the various shapes and sizes of the lumen. We present a new long range OCT system that integrates high speed imaging with a real-time position tracker to allow for the acquisition of an ...
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9. Diagnosis of subglottic stenosis in a rabbit model using long-range optical coherence tomography
  
  Explore Wiley Online Library Aug 25 2016 Otolaryngology
  
  Objectives/Hypothesis Current imaging modalities lack the necessary resolution to diagnose subglottic stenosis. The aim of this study was to use optical coherence tomography (OCT) to evaluate nascent subglottic mucosal injury and characterize mucosal thickness and structural changes using texture analysis in a simulated intubation rabbit model. Study Design Prospective animal study in rabbits. Methods Three-centimeter-long sections of endotracheal tubes (ETT) were endoscopically placed in the subglottis and proximal trachea of New Zealand White rabbits (n = 10) and secured via suture. OCT imaging and conventional endoscopic video was performed just prior to ETT segment placement (day 0), immediately after tube ...
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10. Measurement of ciliary beat frequency using ultra-high resolution optical coherence tomography
  
  Explore Conference Proceedings Mar 22 2016
  
  Ciliated epithelial cells populate up to 80% of the surface area of the human airway and are responsible for mucociliary transport, which is the key protective mechanism that provides the first line of defense in the respiratory tract. Cilia beat in a rhythmic pattern and may be easily affected by allergens, pollutants, and pathogens, altering ciliary beat frequency (CBF) subsequently. Diseases including cystic fibrosis, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, and primary ciliary dyskinesia may also decrease CBF. CBF is therefore a critical component of respiratory health. The current clinical method of measuring CBF is phase-contrast microscopy, which involves a tissue biopsy ...
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11. In vivo cross-sectional imaging of the phonating larynx using long-range Doppler optical coherence tomography
  
  Explore Nature Publishing Group Mar 11 2016 Otolaryngology
  
  Diagnosis and treatment of vocal fold lesions has been a long-evolving science for the otolaryngologist. Contemporary practice requires biopsy of a glottal lesion in the operating room under general anesthesia for diagnosis. Current in-office technology is limited to visualizing the surface of the vocal folds with fiber-optic or rigid endoscopy and using stroboscopic or high-speed video to infer information about submucosal processes. Previous efforts using optical coherence tomography (OCT) have been limited by small working distances and imaging ranges. Here we report the first full field, high-speed, and long-range OCT images of awake patients’ vocal folds as well as cross-sectional ...
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12. Spatiotemporal correlation of optical coherence tomography in-vivo images of rabbit airway for the diagnosis of edema
  
  Explore SPIE | Journal Jul 30 2015 Pulmonology
  
  Detection of an early stage of subglottic edema is vital for airway management and prevention of stenosis, a life-threatening condition in critically ill neonates. As an observer for the task of diagnosing edema in vivo , we investigated spatiotemporal correlation (STC) of full-range optical coherence tomography (OCT) images acquired in the rabbit airway with experimentally simulated edema. Operating the STC observer on OCT images generates STC coefficients as test statistics for the statistical decision task. Resulting from this, the receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curves for the diagnosis of airway edema with full-range OCT in-vivo images were extracted and areas under ROC ...
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13. Measurement of ciliary beat frequency using Doppler optical coherence tomography
  
  Explore Wiley Online Library Jul 4 2015
  
  Background Measuring ciliary beat frequency (CBF) is a technical challenge and difficult to perform in vivo. Doppler optical coherence tomography (D-OCT) is a mesoscopic noncontact imaging modality that provides high-resolution tomographic images and detects micromotion simultaneously in living tissues. In this work we used D-OCT to measure CBF in ex vivo tissue as the first step toward translating this technology to clinical use. Methods Fresh ex vivo samples of rabbit tracheal mucosa were imaged using both D-OCT and phase-contrast microscopy (n = 5). The D-OCT system was designed and built to specification in our lab (1310-nm swept source vertical-cavity surface-emitting laser ...
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14. Intraoperative long range optical coherence tomography as a novel method of imaging the pediatric upper airway before and after adenotonsillectomy
  
  Explore ijporlonline.com Dec 7 2014 Otolaryngology
  
  Background/Objectives While upper airway obstruction is a common problem in the pediatric population, the first-line treatment, adenotonsillectomy, fails in up to 20% of patients. The decision to proceed to surgery is often made without quantitative anatomic guidance. We evaluated the use of a novel technique, long-range optical coherence tomography (LR-OCT), to image the upper airway of children under general anesthesia immediately before and after tonsillectomy and/or adenoidectomy. We investigated the feasibility of LR-OCT to identify both normal anatomy and sites of airway narrowing and to quantitatively compare airway lumen size in the oropharyngeal and nasopharyngeal regions pre- and ...
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15. Long-range Fourier domain optical coherence tomography of the pediatric subglottis
  
  Explore ijporlonline.com Nov 29 2014 Otolaryngology
  
  Background Acquired subglottic stenosis (SGS) most commonly results from prolonged endotracheal intubation and is a diagnostic challenge in the intubated child. At present, no imaging modality allows for in vivo characterization of subglottic microanatomy to identify early signs of acquired SGS while the child remains intubated. Fourier domain optical coherence tomography (FD-OCT) is a minimally invasive, light-based imaging modality which provides high resolution, three dimensional (3D) cross-sectional images of biological tissue. We used long-range FD-OCT to image the subglottis in intubated pediatric patients undergoing minor head and neck surgical procedures in the operating room. Methods A long-range FD-OCT system and ...
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16. First Use of Long-Range Optical Coherence Tomography to Image Airway Structure in Awake Children
  
  Explore oto.sagepub.com Sep 9 2014 Otolaryngology
  
  Objectives: Identifying the appropriate operation(s) for children with sleep-disordered breathing (SDB) remains a challenge, and current imaging modalities have major shortcomings. We have pioneered the use of long-range optical coherence tomography (LR-OCT) to provide real-time images of the upper airway (UA) during sleep and wakefulness. Here we present our first use of LR-OCT to image the UA of awake children. (1) Understand how LR-OCT produces high-resolution structural images by acting as an optical range-finder. (2) Recognize how LR-OCT can identify strictures and real-time collapse of the airway. Methods: This study builds upon our experience using LR-OCT to image 58 ...
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17. Temporal correlation of optical coherence tomography in-vivo images of rabbit airway for the diagnosis of edema
  
  Explore Conference Proceedings Mar 14 2014 Pulmonology
  
  Recently, full-range optical coherence tomography (OCT) systems have been developed to image the human airway. These novel systems utilize a fiber-based OCT probe which acquires three-dimensional (3-D) images with micrometer resolution. Following an airway injury, mucosal edema is the first step in the body’s inflammatory response, which occasionally leads to airway stenosis, a life-threatening condition for critically ill newborns. Therefore, early detection of edema is vital for airway management and prevention of stenosis. In order to examine the potential of the full-range OCT to diagnose edema, we investigated temporal correlation of OCT images obtained from the subglottic airway of ...
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18. High-speed upper-airway imaging using full-range optical coherence tomography
  
  Explore SPIE | Journal Nov 13 2012 Pulmonology
  
  Obstruction in the upper airway can often cause reductions in breathing or gas exchange efficiency and lead to rest disorders such as sleep apnea. Imaging diagnosis of the obstruction region has been accomplished using computed tomography (CT) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). However CT requires the use of ionizing radiation, and MRI typically requires sedation of the patient to prevent motion artifacts. Long-range optical coherence tomography (OCT) has the potential to provide high-speed three-dimensional tomographic images with high resolution and without the use of ionizing radiation. In this paper, we present work on the development of a long-range OCT endoscopic ...
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19. Emerging Applications for Optical Coherence Tomography in the Head, Neck, and Upper Airway
  
  Explore YouTube Feb 2 2012 Otolaryngology
  
  Emerging Applications for Optical Coherence Tomography in the Head, Neck, and Upper Airway spie.org From the BiOS Hot Topics session at SPIE Photonics West 2012. Brian Wong from the Beckman Laser Institute and Medical Clinic gave this presentation titled "Emerging Applications for Optical Coherence Tomography in the Head, Neck, and Upper Airway"
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20. Semi-resonant operation of a fiber-cantilever piezotube scanner for stable optical coherence tomography endoscope imaging
  
  Explore opticsinfobase.org Sep 22 2010 Gastroenterology , Probes
  
  A forward-view optical coherence tomography (OCT) scanning catheter has been developed based on a fiber-cantilever piezotube scanner by using a semi-resonant scan strategy for a better scan performance. A compact endoscope catheter was fabricated by using a tubular piezoelectric actuator with quartered electrodes in combination with a resonant fiber cantilever. A cantilever weight was attached to the fiber cantilever to reduce the resonance frequency down to 63 Hz, well in the desirable range for Fourier-domain OCT. The resonant-cantilever scanner was driven at semi-resonance frequencies that were well out of the resonance peak but within a range of partial resonance. This ...
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21. Using optical coherence tomography to monitor effects of electromechanical reshaping in septal cartilage
  
  Explore SPIE Digital Library Mar 2 2010
  
  Elctromechanical reshaping (EMR) of cartilage is a promising noninvasive technique with potential for broad application in reconstructive surgery. EMR involves applying direct current electrical fields to localized stress regions and initiating a series of oxidation-reduction reactions, thus effecting a shape change. Previous EMR studies have focused on macroscopic structural measurements of the shape change effect or monitoring of electrical current flow. Only limited investigation of structural changes in the tissue at the histologic level have been performed, and not in real time. This study is the first to use optical coherence tomography (OCT) to examine structural changes in cartilage during ...
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22. Office-based dynamic imaging of vocal cords in awake patients with swept-source optical coherence tomography
  
  Explore SPIE Digital Library Dec 2 2009 Otolaryngology
  
  Optical coherence tomography (OCT) is an evolving noninvasive imaging modality that has been used to image the human larynx during surgical endoscopy. The design of a long gradient index (GRIN) lens–based probe capable of capturing images of the human larynx by use of swept-source OCT during a typical office-based laryngoscopy examination is presented. In vivo OCT imaging of the human larynx is demonstrated with a rate of 40 frames per second. Dynamic vibration of the vocal folds is recorded to provide not only high-resolution cross-sectional tissue structures but also vibration parameters, such as the vibration frequency and magnitude of ...
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23. Feature Of The Week 11/15/09: A Comparison between Optical Coherence Tomography and Histology of Laryngeal Epithelial Thickness
  
  Explore Optical Coherence Tomography News Nov 15 2009 Otolaryngology
  
  Feature Of The Week 11/15/09: While applications of optical coherence tomography in ophthalmology and cardiology have very successfully transitioned from the research world to the commercial world many other fields have lagged behind. One such area is the field of Otolaryngology. While much of the technology developed in both the academic and commercial worlds is directly applicable to applications in otolaryngology there remain some unique features such as probe design and a need for additional clinical data to determine where OCT will be most beneficial. Numerous researchers around the world are working in this field. Researchers from the ...
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24. In-vivo office-based dynamic imaging of vocal cords in awake patients with swept-source optical coherence tomography
  
  Explore SPIE Digital Library Feb 23 2009 Otolaryngology , Probes
  
  Optical coherence tomography (OCT) is an evolving noninvasive imaging modality and has been used to image the human larynx during surgical endoscopy. The design of a long GRIN lens based probe capable of capturing images of the human larynx by use of swept-source OCT during a typical office-based laryngoscopy examination is presented. In vivo OCT imaging of the human larynx is demonstrated with 40 fame/second. Dynamic vibration of the vocal folds is recorded to provide not only high-resolution cross-sectional tissue structures but also vibration parameters, such as the vibration frequency and magnitude of the vocal cord, which provide important ...
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