title: Ex vivo investigations on the potential of optical coherence tomography (OCT) as a diagnostic tool for reproductive medicine in a bovine model.
abstract: Routine infertility investigations in the male and female include imaging techniques such as ultrasonography and endoscopy (fertiloscopy). However, these techniques lack the resolution to localize vital sperm or to reveal detailed morphological analysis of the oviduct which is often the cause of infertility in females. Therefore we set out to evaluate the efficiency of optical coherence tomography (OCT) as a diagnostic imaging tool for micron-scale visualization of the male and female genital tract. Using the bovine as a model, the optical features of the Telesto(TM) , Ganymede(TM) (both Thorlabs) and Niris(TM) (Imalux) OCT imaging systems were compared.
authors: Department of Urology, University of Munich, Marchioninistr. 15, 81377, Munich, Germany. matthias.trottmann@med.uni-muenchen.de.
authors: Matthias
authors: M
authors: Trottmann
authors: Health Sciences Centre, UCD School of Medicine & Medical Science, University College Dublin, Belfield, Dublin 4, Ireland.
authors: Sabine
authors: S
authors: Kölle
authors: Department of Urology, University of Munich, Marchioninistr. 15, 81377, Munich, Germany.
authors: Regina
authors: R
authors: Leeb
authors: Laser-Forschungslabor in LIFE Centre, University Hospital of Munich, Feodor-Lynen-Str. 19, 81377, Munich, Germany.
authors: Daniel
authors: D
authors: Doering
authors: Institute of Veterinary Anatomy, Histology and Embryology, University of Munich, Veterinärstr. 13, 80539, Munich, Germany.
authors: Sven
authors: S
authors: Reese
authors: Department of Urology, University of Munich, Marchioninistr. 15, 81377, Munich, Germany.
authors: Christian G
authors: CG
authors: Stief
authors: Health Sciences Centre, UCD School of Medicine & Medical Science, University College Dublin, Belfield, Dublin 4, Ireland.
authors: Kate
authors: K
authors: Dulohery
authors: Health Sciences Centre, UCD School of Medicine & Medical Science, University College Dublin, Belfield, Dublin 4, Ireland.
authors: Myles
authors: M
authors: Leavy
authors: Laser-Forschungslabor in LIFE Centre, University Hospital of Munich, Feodor-Lynen-Str. 19, 81377, Munich, Germany.|National Research Nuclear University MEPhI, Kashirskoye shosse 31, 115409, Moscow, Russian Federation.
authors: Julia
authors: J
authors: Kuznetsova
authors: Laser-Forschungslabor in LIFE Centre, University Hospital of Munich, Feodor-Lynen-Str. 19, 81377, Munich, Germany.
authors: Christian
authors: C
authors: Homann
authors: Laser-Forschungslabor in LIFE Centre, University Hospital of Munich, Feodor-Lynen-Str. 19, 81377, Munich, Germany.
authors: Ronald
authors: R
authors: Sroka
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002417:Cattle; D005260:Female; D005836:Genitalia, Female / Q000166:cytology; D005837:Genitalia, Male / Q000166:cytology; D008297:Male; D012098:Reproduction; D018456:Reproductive Medicine; D041623:Tomography, Optical Coherence / Q000379:methods*
keywords: Optical coherence tomography (OCT); epididymis; oocyte; oviduct; spermatozoa; testicular sperm retrieval; testis; uterus