Assessment of image quality and clinical relevance of OCT Angiography at different speed/ART combinations
Background Melasma is a commonly acquired hypermelanosis that affects facial sun exposed areas, most commonly in Asians and other darker skin type females. Recent evidence has demonstrated melasma to be a photoaging disorder. The histological findings of melasma are similar to photoaging and include solar elastosis, increased mast cells and sebaceous glands, as well as increased vascularization. Pendulous active melanocytes with weakened basal membranes, and changes in nuclear morphology and chromatin texture of adjacent basal keratinocytes also seemed to be a characteristic feature of melasma.
Aim of the study;To record the vascular changes that may be present in the posterior segment of patients suffering from Inflammatory bowel diseases(IBD) using the optical coherence tomography angiography
This study evaluates the retinal vascular features using optical coherence tomography angiography in patients that have been affected by COVID-19.
H-OCT will be tested in this study for its suitability for the qualitative investigation of aberrometry. We aim to achieve a digital equivalent for wavefront calculation of the widespread analog procedure commonly used with conventional wavefront-aberrometers. The results will be compared with those from a conventional analog wavefront calculation method. In the course of this pilot study, 20 eyes of phakic and 10 eyes of pseudophakic subjects with suspected higher order aberrations will be examined using H-OCT
To record the vascular changes that may be present in the macular after uncomplicated phacoemulsification surgery by using OCTA, a comparative study between healthy and diabetic patients
Purpose and rationale: Sepsis is a life-threatening organ dysfunction caused by a dysregulated host response to infection. Sepsis and septic shock are major public health problems killing one in every three patients. Microcirculatory dysfunction is frequent in septic shock. The duration and severity of this dysfunction have a prognostic impact by being associated with organ failure and mortality. Our study purposes to demonstrate the feasibility of optical coherence tomography angiography (OCTA) to improve assessment of microcirculatory dysfunction by showing that retinal and choroidal microcirculatory changes with prognostic impact are present during septic shock. Primary objective: To characterize the alterations of ...
Prospective, multicentre, non-randomized, investigator-initiated study aiming to assess the safety and efficacy of the Fantom Encore sirolimus-eluting bioresorbable scaffold (BRS). Up to 50 consecutive participants with de-novo non-complex obstructive coronary lesions and non-ST elevation acute coronay syndromes or stable angina pectoris will be included in the Netherlands and Belgium. Device performance and behaviour will be assessed by angiography and optical coherence tomography at the index procedure and at 13 months follow-up.
To investigate, using optical coherence tomography angiography (OCTA), the retinal and choriocapillaris vascular features in patients affected by Beta Talassemia. Moreover we analyzed the structural retinal parameters (ganglion cell complex and retinal nerve fiber layer), using optical coherence tomography (OCT) in these patients
Neurotrophic keratitis (NK) is a condition where the cornea, or clear outer covering of the eye, has reduced sensation due to a variety of reasons. In more advanced cases of NK, the cornea can develop an area of thinning called an ulcer. The purpose of this research is to find out if Oxervate (cenegermin-bkbj 0.002%) an FDA-approved treatment for neurotrophic corneal ulcers leads to an increase in thickness of the corneal stroma (middle layer of the cornea) during and after treatment of a neurotrophic ulcer. Corneal thickness will be measured using optical coherence tomography (OCT), a non-contact imaging device ...
The purpose of this study is to see if OCT technology can optimize scleral contact lens fittings. Subjects with keratoconus, post-penetrating keratoplasty (PK), post-LASIK ectasia, post-radial keratotomy (RK), or a variety of anterior surface disorders requiring scleral lens fittings will be considered for enrollment. For each study eye, a clinically-selected scleral lens fit will be compared against an OCT-selected lens fit. The quality of each lens fit will be determined by flourescein exam at the slit lamp. Apical clearance, limbal clearance, conjunctival compression, and lens edge lift will be assessed. A lens that satisfies all four criteria will be considered ...
The purpose of this study is to establish the esophageal pathology findings as imaged with tethered capsule microscopy in subjects with Parkinson Disease. Images from patients with Parkinson disease will be compared to our previously obtained images in healthy subjects to establish the spectrum of esophageal pathologies occurring in patients with Parkinson disease by OCT imaging. In the case of imaging internal luminal organs, like the esophagus, OCT light is delivered via a long catheter. We have developed a new technique termed Tethered Capsule Endomicroscopy (TCE). TCE involves swallowing a tethered capsule that acquires cross-sectional microscopic images of the entire ...
Increased gastrointestinal (GI) permeability is associated to several GI conditions that affect millions of people worldwide. Healthy intestinal walls limit only specific molecules to cross into the body. "Leaky gut" is a condition of unregulated and increased gut permeability that allows unwanted antigens, pathogens and microbial toxins into the bloodstream(1). This in turn leads to a subsequent immune response that includes the production of inflammatory mediators. Leaky gut is a key feature in celiac disease, Crohn's disease, inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), and environmental enteropathy and have been associated with systemic diseases including type 1 diabetes, autoimmune hepatitis, and ...
The investigators have previously developed optical imaging systems that have been able to provide highly detailed images of tissue structures in multiple application areas including Cardiology, Gastroenterology, and Pulmonology. They are looking to continue the advancement of these various technologies under development. The population will include subjects who are undergoing elective esophagogastroduodenoscopy with biopsy, colonoscopy with biopsy, and/or endo-mucosal resection.The endoscopist will take no more than 3 biopsies in addition to the standard of care biopsies. The study will be optical imaging of the ex vivo GI specimens that are being collected. Specimens will be collected for research ...
The investigators have developed a tethered capsule OCT device intended as an inexpensive screening tool for BE. The capsule, which is attached to a thin, flexible tether, is reusable after being processed by a standard disinfection technique. Used without sedation, the capsule is swallowed by the participant and travels in the esophagus to the gastroesophageal junction (GEJ) via peristalsis. Cross-sectional microscopic OCT images of the entire esophagus are collected during transit. The total time needed for swallowing, imaging and retrieval does not exceed 10 minutes, with a total of 30 minutes for the procedure. The investigators have tested the feasibility ...
This study investigates the retinal vascular features, using optical coherence tomography angiography, in patients during one year's follow up after the endoscopic endonasal surgery to remove an intra-suprasellar pitituary adenoma compressing the optic nerve.
The Vienna Preserflo Microshunt Cohort Study is an observational study with a prospective postoperative examination in all glaucoma patients who had received a Preserflo Microshunt (PMS) as standalone procedure or in combination with cataract extraction in the time period between January and November 2019 at the Department of Ophthalmology, Medical University of Vienna. It is estimated that approximately 70 patients will be included of this cohort. The cohort will be invited for a prospective postoperative examination after 12 (±5) months of follow up. This examination shall comprise best corrected visual acuity, visual field test, intraocular pressure (IOP) measurement, slit lamp ...
Systemic sclerosis (SSc) is an autoimmune disorder characterized by early vascular endothelial involvement. SSc is a rare and devastating multi-visceral disease when fibrotic lesions extend to the skin and other tissues (heart, lungs, kidneys). The severity of skin involvement in SSc is correlated with functional prognosis and survival. To date, there is no validated tool for a reliable quantitative assessment of skin fibrosis. Optical coherence tomography (OCT) is an innovative non-invasive skin imaging technique that allows micrometric analysis of the superficial layers of the skin. Previous study showed that OCT could detect the loss of the dermal-epidermal junction in an ...
Post-market clinical evaluation of the Gentuity High-Frequency Optical Coherence Tomography (HF-OCT) System and the Vis-Rx Micro-Imaging Catheter for use in Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (PCI) procedures.
The present research aims to determine the impact of stenoses in downstream vessels on the FFR and iFR measurements of left main coronary artery (LMCA) stenoses of intermediate severity as determined by coronary angiography. Anatomic metrics derived from intravascular imaging modalities of IVUS and optical coherence tomography (OCT) will also be validated using as the comparator the FFRtrue and iFRtrue measurements pf LMCA lesions.
The purpose of this collaboration is to establish a multi-modality image database including coronary angiograms, optical coherence tomography (OCT), and computed tomography angiograms (CTA) for future studies. The main goal of this collaboration is to create a resource to promote further understanding of the pathobiology of atherosclerosis through image analysis.
The purpose of the study is to identify the presence of residual superficial and nodular basal cell carcinoma (BCC) status-post curettage and desiccation (C&D) by using optical coherence tomography (OCT).
The objective of this study is to perform a prospective, longitudinal analysis of clinical and imaging findings from normal controls and subjects with retinal vascular disease to better define the diagnostic imaging criteria that signify change in disease stage. This includes disease progression in early stages of disease or disease regression with appropriate standard-of-care treatment. Subjects will be identified from healthy subjects (seen for screening eye exams) and diseased subjects undergoing standard-of-care treatment or screening at eye clinic locations. The study population will include subjects with retinal vascular disease including but not limited to diabetic retinopathy, hypertension, retinal vein/arterial ...
