title: Three-dimensional endomicroscopy of the human colon using optical coherence tomography.
abstract: Three-dimensional (3D) endomicroscopy imaging of the human gastrointestinal tract is demonstrated in vivo using a swept source optical coherence tomography (OCT) system. 3D datasets of normal and pathologic regions of the colon, rectum, and anal verge were obtained from seven volunteers undergoing diagnostic or therapeutic colonoscopy. 3D-OCT enables high resolution endomicroscopy examination through visualization of tissue architectural morphology using virtual cross-sectional images with arbitrary orientations as well as en face projection images. Axial image resolutions of 6 mum in tissue are obtained over a approximately 180 mm2 field with an imaging range of 1.6 mm. A Fourier domain mode locked (FDML) laser providing a tuning range of 180 nm at a sweep rate of 62 kHz is used as the system light source. This clinical pilot study demonstrates the potential of 3D-OCT for distinguishing normal from pathologic colorectal tissue, assessing endoscopic therapies and healing progression.
authors.affiliation: Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, and Research Laboratory of Electronics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, USA.
authors.forename: Desmond C
authors.initials: DC
authors.lastname: Adler
authors.forename: Chao
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Zhou
authors.forename: Tsung-Han
authors.initials: TH
authors.lastname: Tsai
authors.forename: Joe
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Schmitt
authors.forename: Qin
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Huang
authors.forename: Hiroshi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Mashimo
authors.forename: James G
authors.initials: JG
authors.lastname: Fujimoto
mesh_terms: D003093:Colitis, Ulcerative / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology; D003106:Colon / Q000473:pathology*; D003113:Colonoscopy; D004848:Epithelium / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D021621:Imaging, Three-Dimensional; D008297:Male; D008853:Microscopy / Q000379:methods*; D011349:Proctitis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy; D041623:Tomography, Optical Coherence / Q000379:methods*