Intraoperative imaging of pediatric vocal fold lesions using optical coherence tomography

Fouzi Benboujja; Jordan  A. Garcia; Kathy Beaudette; Mathias Strupler; Christopher J. Hartnick; Caroline Boudoux

doi:10.1117/1.JBO.21.1.016007

18 January 2016 Intraoperative imaging of pediatric vocal fold lesions using optical coherence tomography

Fouzi Benboujja, Jordan A. Garcia, Kathy Beaudette, Mathias Strupler, Christopher J. Hartnick, Caroline Boudoux

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Journal of Biomedical Optics, Vol. 21, Issue 1, 016007 (January 2016). https://doi.org/10.1117/1.JBO.21.1.016007

Abstract

Optical coherence tomography (OCT) has been previously identified as a promising tool for exploring laryngeal pathologies in adults. Here, we present an OCT handheld probe dedicated to imaging the unique geometry involved in pediatric laryngoscopy. A vertical cavity surface emitting laser-based wavelength-swept OCT system operating at 60 frames per second was coupled to the probe to acquire three-dimensional (3-D) volumes in vivo. In order to evaluate the performance of the proposed probe and system, we imaged pediatric vocal fold lesions of patients going under direct laryngoscopy. Through this in vivo study, we extracted OCT features characterizing each pediatric vocal fold lesion, which shows a great potential for noninvasive laryngeal lesion discrimination. We believe OCT vocal fold examination in 3-D will result in improved knowledge of the pediatric anatomy and could aid in managing pediatric laryngeal diseases.

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Fouzi Benboujja, Jordan A. Garcia, Kathy Beaudette, Mathias Strupler, Christopher J. Hartnick, and Caroline Boudoux "Intraoperative imaging of pediatric vocal fold lesions using optical coherence tomography," Journal of Biomedical Optics 21(1), 016007 (18 January 2016). https://doi.org/10.1117/1.JBO.21.1.016007

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