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1. Diagnosis and treatment evaluation of in-stent restenosis of carotid artery stenting using optical coherence tomography
  
  Explore Neurology Jan 9 2019 Cardiology , Neurology
  
  A 65-year-old man underwent balloon angioplasty and repeat carotid artery stenting (CAS) due to in-stent restenosis (ISR). Intravascular optical coherence tomography (OCT) showed a severe ISR with fibrotic neointimal growth ( figure 1 ). Post 6.0 × 30 mm balloon angioplasty, OCT showed intimal disruption and artery dissection ( figure 2 ). After the 8 × 40 mm stent fully expanded, OCT showed stent struts well apposed, but tissue protrusion from the spaces between stent struts can be observed ( figure 2 ). OCT allowed measurement of intimal hyperplasia after the CAS and observation of intimal disruption and stent strut apposition intraoperatively. 1 , 2
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2. In Vivo Rat Brain Imaging through Full-Field Optical Coherence Microscopy Using an Ultrathin Short Multimode Fiber Probe
  
  Explore MDPI Open Access Journals Platform Jan 9 2019 Microscopy , Neurology
  
  We demonstrate full-field optical coherence microscopy (OCM) using an ultrathin forward-imaging short multimode fiber (SMMF) probe with a core diameter of 50 μm, outer diameter of 125 μm, and length of 7.4 mm, which is a typical graded-index multimode fiber used for optical communications. The axial and lateral resolutions were measured to be 2.14 μm and 2.3 μm, respectively. By inserting the SMMF 4 mm into the cortex of an in vivo rat brain, scanning was performed to a depth of 147 μm from the SMMF facet with a field of view of 47 μm. Three-dimensional (3D ...
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  Mentions: Manabu Sato Yamagata University
3. Peripapillary Vessel Density Measured by Optical Coherence Tomography Angiography in Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension
  
  Explore LWW Online Jan 8 2019 Neurology , Ophthalmology
  
  Background: Although alterations in the peripapillary retinal nerve fiber layer (RNFL) in patients with idiopathic intracranial hypertension (IIH) have been characterized using optical coherence tomography (OCT), there are little data regarding the peripapillary vasculature in this patient population. Our aim was to evaluate findings of OCT angiography (OCT-A) in the peripapillary region in addition to the RNFL measurements on OCT in patients with IIH. Methods: Thirty-eight eyes of 19 patients with IIH and 42 eyes of 21 healthy controls were enrolled in our study. Papilledema was graded according to the Frisen scale. Peripapillary RNFL and vessel density were evaluated with ...
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4. Polarization-Sensitive Optical Coherence Tomography for Brain Tumor Characterization
  
  Explore IEEE Xplore Jan 2 2019 Neurology
  
  Complete removal of brain tumor is of the most interest to a surgeon because the resection area directly relates to recurrence rate. Although there are many biomedical imaging modalities applied to locate the positions of tumors, they lack the spatial resolution to precisely delineate the boundary between brain tumor and normal brain tissues and are also inconvenient to be used intraoperatively. This study aims to examine the feasibility of the label-free, polarization-sensitive optical coherence tomography (PS-OCT) for distinguishing brain tumors from normal brain tissues. Ex vivo samples were obtained from two patients with grade II and II-III glioma; healthy porcine ...
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5. Novel uses of retinal imaging with optical coherence tomography in multiple sclerosis
  
  Explore Taylor & Francis Online Jan 1 2019 Neurology , Ophthalmology
  
  Introduction : Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is the most common chronic autoimmune neuroinflammatory condition in young adults. It is often accompanied by optic neuritis (ON) and retinal neuro-axonal damage causing visual disturbances. Optical coherence tomography (OCT) is a sensitive non-invasive method for quantifying intraretinal layer volumes. Recently, OCT not only showed to be a reliable marker for ON-associated damage, but also proved its high prognostic value for functional outcome and disability accrual in patients with MS. Consequently, OCT is discussed as a potential marker for monitoring disease severity and therapeutic response in individual patients. Areas covered : This article summarizes our current understanding ...
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  Mentions: Friedemann Paul
6. Retinal layer parcellation of optical coherence tomography images: Data resource for Multiple Sclerosis and Healthy Controls
  
  Explore ScienceDirect Jan 1 2019 Neurology , Ophthalmology
  
  This paper presents optical coherence tomography (OCT) images of the human retina and manual delineations of eight retinal layers. The data includes 35 human retina scans acquired on a Spectralis OCT system (Heidelberg Engineering, Heidelberg, Germany), 14 of which are healthy controls (HC) and 21 have a diagnosis of multiple sclerosis (MS). The provided data includes manually delineation of eight retina layers, which were independently reviewed and edited. The data presented in this article was used to validate automatic segmentation algorithms [1].
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  Mentions: Peter A. Calabresi Johns Hopkins University Heidelberg Engineering
7. Perspective: Current challenges and solutions of Doppler optical coherence tomography and angiography for neuroimaging
  
  Explore aip.scitation.org Dec 27 2018 Neurology
  
  The nervous system, based on a complex network of nerves and cells, carries messages by transmitting signals to and from different parts of the body. The supply of blood flow in the nervous system is critical to maintain physiological functions. Optical coherence tomography (OCT) has the ability to noninvasively image the microvascular networks and accurately quantify the blood flow in vivo with high spatial and temporal resolutions in three dimensions. It has been used to measure changes in blood supplies and assess physiological functions before and after occurrences of diseases, drug administration, and external stimulation in the nervous system, especially ...
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  Mentions: Zhongping Chen UC Irvine Jiang Zhu
8. Unique characteristics of optical coherence tomography (OCT) results and visual acuity testing in myelin oligodendrocyte glycoprotein (MOG) antibody positive pediatric patients
  
  Explore ScienceDirect Dec 19 2018 Neurology , Ophthalmology
  
  Background Optic nerve involvement in anti-myelin oligodendrocyte glycoprotein antibody associated syndrome (MOG ab syndrome) tends to have unique features. Few studies have reported optical coherence tomography (OCT) measures like retinal nerve fiber layer thickness findings in the setting of pediatric MOG ab syndrome. Objectives The aim of this study is to compare visual acuity between MOG ab positive and MOG ab negative pediatric cohorts and examine correlations with OCT findings. Methods We included outpatients less than 18 years of age who had optic neuritis (ON) of at least one eye and who completed visual testing and OCT in the study ...
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9. Optical coherence tomography in the investigation of systemic neurologic disease
  
  Explore Wiley Online Library Dec 11 2018 Neurology , Ophthalmology
  
  Optical coherence tomography (OCT) is a well‐established technique for the clinical examination, diagnosis, severity staging and monitoring of ophthalmic disorders. The application of this technology has more recently been extended beyond ophthalmic disease, whereby it has been demonstrated that OCT can serve as an ophthalmic marker for a range of systemic neurodegenerative disorders, such as Parkinson's disease, multiple sclerosis, Alzheimer's disease and diabetic peripheral neuropathy. This review will focus on the clinical utility of OCT‐derived retinal measures for the investigation of these conditions.
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10. Use of optical coherence tomography to detect retinal nerve fiber loss in children with optic pathway glioma
  
  Explore Frontiers Dec 11 2018 Neurology , Ophthalmology
  
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11. OCT Angiography and NRAI in Dementia
  
  Explore Home - ClinicalTrials.gov Dec 3 2018 Neurology , Ophthalmology , Clinical Trials
  
  Optical coherence tomography is a non-invasive imaging technology that provides cross-sectional images of tissues in micron-scale resolution. The angiography component of this device allows for evaluation of blood vessel and blood flow changes in the eye. The RTVue-XR device with AngioVue software will be used to detect these blood vessel and flow changes as well as protein deposits in the retinal layers. Subjects will take oral curcumin supplements to hyperfluoresce and improve detection of the amyloid proteins within the retinal layers.
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12. Intravascular Optical Coherence Tomography for Neurointerventional Surgery
  
  Explore Home | AHA/ASA Journals Dec 3 2018 Cardiology , Neurology
  
  Optical coherence tomography (OCT) is a high-resolution imaging modality that uses backscattered light to produce cross-section images of biological tissue with micrometer resolution...
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  Mentions: Case Western Reserve University Cleveland Clinic SUNY at Stony Brook
13. Quantification of cerebral vascular perfusion density via optical coherence tomography based on locally adaptive regional growth
  
  Explore OSA | OSA Publishing Dec 1 2018 Cardiology , Neurology
  
  Optical coherence tomography (OCT) angiography is a noninvasive imaging modality that produces volumetric views of blood flow perfusion in vivo with resolution at capillary level, which has been widely adopted to monitor cerebral perfusion status after stroke in experimental settings. Accurate quantification of cerebral perfusion from OCT angiograms is important for understanding the cerebral vascular pathophysiology and assessing the treatment of ischemic stroke. Quantification of blood vessels from OCT angiography faces some problems; one is uneven backscatter (which causes some blood vessels to be very bright, some very dark), and the other is that the brightness in the same blood ...
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  Mentions: Yi Wang
14. Optical coherence tomography for intracranial aneurysms: a new method for assessing the aneurysm structure
  
  Explore ScienceDirect Nov 27 2018 Cardiology , Neurology
  
  Background There is a lack of precise methods for predicting the risk of aneurysm rupture. Therefore, prophylactic treatment is used, which leads to unnecessary potential complications. A new modality enabling a more accurate risk assessment is needed. Optical coherence tomography (OCT) is a new-generation imaging technology that has astonishing resolution for vascular imaging. In this study, OCT was used for the evaluation of intracranial aneurysms. Methods In vivo OCT imaging was performed for aneurysms induced in 6 rabbits and in 9 intracranial aneurysm patients. Catheters were cut short to prevent any extra length from damaging aneurysms and tissues. Images of ...
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  Mentions: Fudan University
15. Optical Coherence Tomography in Disorders of the Central Nervous System
  
  Explore Thieme Nov 27 2018 Neurology , Ophthalmology
  
  Retinal changes and visual symptoms are present in several inflammatory, degenerative and tumorous disorders of the central nervous system (CNS). Optical coherence tomography (OCT) is a method that can be used in clinical practice to detect and quantify the structural correlates of these visual symptoms in neurological disorders. OCT is a non-invasive imaging technique, based on interferometry, which can create high-resolution images of the retina and measure the thickness and volume of the different retinal layers. The combined ganglion cell- and inner plexiform layer (GCIPL) and the peripapillary retinal nerve fibre layer (pRNFL) are of particular interest in the field ...
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  Mentions: UC Irvine Friedemann Paul
16. Color vision testing versus pattern visual evoked potentials and optical coherence tomography parameters in subclinical optic nerve involvement in multiple sclerosis
  
  Explore ScienceDirect Nov 21 2018 Neurology , Ophthalmology
  
  Acute idiopathic demyelinating optic neuritis is frequently the initial manifestation of multiple sclerosis (MS). We aimed to discuss the value of color vision testing to detect possible optic nerve involvement in patients with MS who had no history of optic neuritis. We evaluated color vision with Farnsworth-Munsell 100 (FM-100) hue test. Total error scores (TES), partial error scores for the red-green axis (RGS) and blue-yellow axis (BYS) were calculated. Topographic optic disc parameters (RNFL, RA, DA, CV, RV, and vertical C/D ratio), total macular volume (TMV), central macular thickness (CMT), and retinal ganglion cell layer (RGCL) were determined using ...
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17. Ability of Swept-Source Optical Coherence Tomography to Detect Retinal and Choroidal Changes in Patients with Multiple Sclerosis
  
  Explore Hindawi Publishing Corporation Nov 17 2018 Neurology , Ophthalmology
  
  Purpose . To evaluate the ability of new swept-source (SS) optical coherence tomography (OCT) technology to detect changes in retinal and choroidal thickness in patients with multiple sclerosis (MS). Methods . A total of 101 healthy and 97 MS eyes underwent retinal and choroidal assessment using SS Triton OCT (Topcon). Macular thickness and peripapillary data (retinal, ganglion cell layer (GCL+, GCL++) and retinal nerve fiber layer (RNFL) thickness) were analyzed, including choroidal thickness evaluation. Results . Significant macular thinning was observed in all ETDRS areas ( ) in MS patients. Peripapillary retinal, RNFL, and GCL ++ thickness showed a significant reduction in patients in all sectors ...
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  Mentions: Miguel Servet University Hospital
18. The role of optical coherence tomography in the evaluation of compressive optic neuropathies
  
  Explore LWW Online Nov 17 2018 Neurology , Ophthalmology
  
  Purpose of review Optical coherence tomography (OCT) is a noninvasive imaging tool routinely used in ophthalmology that provides cross-sectional images of the retina. Compression of the anterior visual pathways results in progressive thinning of the retinal nerve fiber layer (RNFL) and macular ganglion cell complex (GCC) and this review will highlight the utility of OCT in evaluating patients with this condition. Recent findings The RNFL and macular GCC have been found to highly correlate with visual function in patients with compressive optic neuropathies. Preoperative RNFL and macular GCC thickness have emerged as the most reliable and consistent prognostic factors for ...
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19. Optical Coherence Tomography and Corpus Callosum Index in Cognitive Assessment of Multiple Sclerosis Patients
  
  Explore Caspian Journal of Neurological Sciences Nov 13 2018 Neurology
  
  Background: Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is a neurodegenerative disease of central nervous system. Different approaches have been developed to study MS progression and cognitive dysfunction as the major symptom of the disease. The current study compared Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT) and Corpus Callosum Index (CCI) for the early evaluation of cognitive dysfunction in MS patients. Objectives: The aim of this study is to compare OCT with CCI in early evaluation of cognitive dysfunction in MS patients. Materials & Methods: In this study, a total number of 30 patients with relapsing-remitting MS referring to outpatient clinic of Shafa Hospital (Kerman, Iran) were selected ...
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20. The International Multiple Sclerosis Visual System Consortium: Advancing Visual System Research in Multiple Sclerosis
  
  Explore LWW Online Nov 13 2018 Neurology , Ophthalmology
  
  Background: The International Multiple Sclerosis Visual System Consortium (IMSVISUAL) was formed in November 2014 with the primary goal of improving research, care, and education regarding the role of the visual system in multiple sclerosis (MS) and related disorders. Methods: In this review, we describe the formation, goals, activities, and structure of IMSVISUAL, as well as the relationship of IMSVISUAL with the Americas Committee for Treatment and Research in MS (ACTRIMS). Finally, we provide an overview of the work IMSVISUAL has completed to date, as well as an outline of research projects ongoing under the auspices of IMSVISUAL. Results: IMSVISUAL has ...
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  Mentions: Peter A. Calabresi Johns Hopkins University University College London
21. Peripapillary Retinal Nerve Fiber Layer Thickness Measured by Optical Coherence Tomography in Different Clinical Subtypes of Multiple Sclerosis
  
  Explore ScienceDirect Nov 8 2018 Neurology , Ophthalmology
  
  Background Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a chronic inflammatory demyelinating autoimmune disease of the central nervous system (CNS) with axonal degeneration as major determinant of neurological disability. Assessment of unmyelinated retinal nerve fibers using optical coherence tomography (OCT) may be useful for diagnosing the onset and rate of progression of neurodegeneration. Objective To assess the incidence and severity of damage of the peripapillary retinal nerve fiber layer (RNFL) in two different MS subtypes: non-progressive [Prog(-)MS] and progressive [Prog(+)MS]. Methods 48 patients (96 eyes) with MS were included: 13 males, 35 females; aged 22-62 years (mean 38.8; SD ±10 ...
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  Mentions: Topcon Medical Systems
22. Fully automated dual-resolution serial optical coherence tomography aimed at diffusion MRI validation in whole mouse brains
  
  Explore SPIE Digital Library Nov 8 2018 Neurology
  
  An automated dual-resolution serial optical coherence tomography (2R-SOCT) scanner is developed. The serial histology system combines a low-resolution (25 μm / voxel) 3 × OCT with a high-resolution (1.5 μm / voxel) 40 × OCT to acquire whole mouse brains at low resolution and to target specific regions of interest (ROIs) at high resolution. The 40 × ROIs positions are selected either manually by the microscope operator or using an automated ROI positioning selection algorithm. Additionally, a multimodal and multiresolution registration pipeline is developed in order to align the 2R-SOCT data onto diffusion MRI (dMRI) data acquired in the same ex vivo mouse brains ...
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  Mentions: University of Montreal Polytechnique Montreal Frédéric Lesage
23. Feasibility Assessment of Optical Coherence Tomography-Guided Laser Labeling in Middle Cranial Fossa Approach
  
  Explore Iranian Journal of Otorhinolaryngology Nov 8 2018 Neurology
  
  Introduction: Different approaches have been developed to find the position of the internal auditory canal (IAC) in middle cranial fossa approach. A feasibility study was performed to investigate the combination of cone beam computed tomography (CBCT), optical coherence tomography (OCT), and laser ablation to assist a surgeon in a middle cranial fossa approach by outlining the internal auditory canal (IAC). Materials and Methods: A combined OCT laser setup was used to outline the position of IAC on the surface of the petrous bone in cadaveric semi-heads. The position of the hidden structures, such as IAC, was determined in MATLAB software ...
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24. Optical coherence tomography features in brothers with aspartylglucosaminuria
  
  Explore Wiley Online Library Oct 31 2018 Neurology , Ophthalmology
  
  Aspartylglucosaminuria is a lysosomal storage disorder enriched in Finland. We report on a pair of non‐Finnish siblings with aspartylglucosaminuria with autofluorescent inclusion bodies on optical coherence tomography, a finding not previously reported in this disorder. We performed a record review, neurological and neuropsychological evaluation, brain MRI, and optical coherence tomography for each patient. They are compound heterozygous for a 34‐kb deletion and a c.365C>A novel variant of the AGA gene. Autofluorescent inclusion bodies were found on optical coherence tomography in the older, more severely affected brother. We hypothesize the finding represents a noninvasive biomarker of disease ...
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