title: Intraoperative handheld optical coherence tomography forward-viewing probe: physical performance and preliminary animal imaging.
abstract: A prototype intraoperative hand-held optical coherence tomography (OCT) imaging probe was developed to provide micron resolution cross-sectional images of subsurface tissue during open surgery. This new ergonomic probe was designed based on electrostatically driven optical fibers, and packaged into a catheter probe in the form factor of clinically accepted Bayonet shaped neurosurgical probes. Optical properties of the probe were measured to have a ~20 μm spot size, 5 mm working distance and 4 mm field of view. Feasibility of this probe for structural and Doppler shift imaging was tested on porcine femoral blood vessel imaging.
authors: Cuiru
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authors: Sun
authors: Kenneth K C
authors: KK
authors: Lee
authors: Barry
authors: B
authors: Vuong
authors: Michael D
authors: MD
authors: Cusimano
authors: Alexander
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authors: Brukson
authors: Antonio
authors: A
authors: Mauro
authors: Nigel
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authors: Munce
authors: Brian K
authors: BK
authors: Courtney
authors: Beau A
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authors: Standish
authors: Victor X D
authors: VX
authors: Yang