Design and characterization of a combined OCT and wide field imaging falloposcope for ovarian cancer detection

Early detection of ovarian cancer is only achieved in around 20% of women due to lack of effective screening. We propose a method for surveillance of high risk women based on a microendoscope introduced transvaginally to image the fallopian tubes and ovaries. This requires extreme miniaturization of...

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Veröffentlicht in:Biomedical optics express 2017-01, Vol.8 (1), p.124-136
Hauptverfasser: Keenan, Molly, Tate, Tyler H, Kieu, Khanh, Black, John F, Utzinger, Urs, Barton, Jennifer K
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:Early detection of ovarian cancer is only achieved in around 20% of women due to lack of effective screening. We propose a method for surveillance of high risk women based on a microendoscope introduced transvaginally to image the fallopian tubes and ovaries. This requires extreme miniaturization of the optics and catheter sheath. We describe the design of a falloposcope that combines optical coherence tomography (OCT) and wide field imaging into a sub-1 mm diameter package. We characterize the systems and show that they provide contrast on samples of ovary and fallopian tube. In addition, we show the mechanical performance of the endoscope in an anatomically correct model of the female reproductive tract.
ISSN:2156-7085
2156-7085
DOI:10.1364/BOE.8.000124