McLaughlin Robert A, Williamson Jonathan P, Phillips Martin J, Armstrong Julian J, Becker Sven, Hillman David R, Eastwood Peter R, Sampson David D
Optical + Biomedical Engineering Laboratory, School of Electrical, Electronic & Computer Engineering, University of Western Australia, Crawley, WA 6009, Australia.
Opt Express. 2008 Oct 27;16(22):17521-9. doi: 10.1364/oe.16.017521.
Endoscopic treatment of lower airway pathologies requires accurate quantification of airway dimensions. We demonstrate the application of a real-time endoscopic optical coherence tomography system that can image lower airway anatomy and quantify airway lumen dimensions intra-operatively. Results demonstrate the ability to acquire 3D scans of airway anatomy and include comparison against a pre-operative X-ray CT. The paper also illustrates the capability of the system to assess the real-time dynamic changes within the airway that occur during respiration.
下呼吸道疾病的内镜治疗需要准确量化气道尺寸。我们展示了一种实时内镜光学相干断层扫描系统的应用，该系统能够对下呼吸道解剖结构进行成像，并在术中量化气道管腔尺寸。结果表明该系统能够获取气道解剖结构的三维扫描图像，并与术前X射线计算机断层扫描进行对比。本文还阐述了该系统评估呼吸过程中气道内实时动态变化的能力。
