Functional and morphological imaging of the human tympanic membrane with endoscopic optical coherence tomography

Research output: Contribution to journalResearch articleContributedpeer-review

Abstract

In this ex vivo feasibility study, endoscopic structural and functional optical coherence tomography (OCT) imaging with a field of view of 8 mm is presented allowing the inspection of nearly the entire tympanic membrane through the ear canal. The endoscope utilizes a gradient index optics for simultaneous OCT and video endoscopy. Additionally, Doppler-OCT allows the measurement of the tympanic membrane oscillation. Due to the fast image acquisition, only minor motion artifacts have been observed, which don’t affect the image quality. In conclusion, endoscopic OCT is considered as a promising tool for the comprehensive examination of the human middle ear.

Details

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)99-101
Number of pages3
JournalCurrent Directions in Biomedical Engineering
Volume3
Issue number2
Publication statusPublished - Sept 2017
Peer-reviewedYes

External IDs

researchoutputwizard legacy.publication#78943
researchoutputwizard legacy.publication#78211
Scopus 85059800461
ORCID /0000-0002-3061-0171/work/142241305
ORCID /0000-0002-8160-3000/work/142248348
ORCID /0000-0003-0554-2178/work/142249838
ORCID /0009-0008-7642-8608/work/142255317
ORCID /0000-0003-2292-5533/work/142256577
ORCID /0000-0003-3894-1175/work/148603709
ORCID /0000-0002-5256-1497/work/153110541

Keywords

Keywords

  • Endoscopic imaging, Middle ear diagnostics, Optical coherence tomography