[2] Nizhny Novgorod Med Acad, Nizhnii Novgorod 603005, Russia
[3] Nizhny Novgorod Reg Hosp, Nizhnii Novgorod, Russia
来源:
OPTICS EXPRESS
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1997年
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1卷
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13期
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D O I:
10.1364/OE.1.000432
中图分类号:
O43 [光学];
学科分类号:
070207 ;
0803 ;
摘要:
First results of endoscopic applications of optical coherence tomography for in vivo studies of human mucosa in respiratory, gastrointestinal, urinary and genital tracts are presented. A novel endoscopic OCT (EOCT) system has been created that is based on the integration of a sampling arm of an all-optical-fiber interferometer into standard endoscopic devices using their biopsy channel to transmit low-coherence radiation to investigated tissue. We have studied mucous membranes of esophagus, larynx, stomach, urinary bladder, uterine cervix and body as typical localization for carcinomatous processes. Images of tumor tissues versus healthy tissues have been recorded and analyzed. Violations of well-defined stratified healthy mucosa structure in cancered tissue are distinctly seen by EOCT, thus making this technique promising for early diagnosis of tumors and precise guiding of excisional biopsy. (C) 1997 Optical Society of America