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5 March 2021 In-vivo analysis of acute chlorine gas inhalation injury using optical coherence tomography (OCT) in rabbit model
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Abstract
In this work, we demonstrate the ability to image and quantify airway changes, edema, and epithelial layer separation using OCT and automated tissue boundary identification in the rabbit large airways as early as 30-minutes post-chlorine gas exposure. We propose this novel approach will enable further investigations into using OCT for pre-hospital and point-of-care diagnostics of large airway injury due to airway toxic chemical exposure. With enhanced portability over conventional bronchoscopy, we believe our system is capable of field hospital deployment and investigating airway conditions in warfighters. Combining OCT with bronchoscopy would enhance the assessment and treatment of large airway chemical injury.
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Zhikai Zhu, Yusi Miao, George Philipopoulos, Melody Doosty, Wenqi He, Jianing Tang, Jangwoen Lee, David Mukai, Fengyi Zhang, Saijun Qiu, Jing Cao, Xiao Gao, Sari Mahon, Livia Veress, Matthew Brenner, Carl White, and Zhongping Chen "In-vivo analysis of acute chlorine gas inhalation injury using optical coherence tomography (OCT) in rabbit model", Proc. SPIE 11620, Endoscopic Microscopy XVI, 1162007 (5 March 2021); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2577927
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KEYWORDS
Optical coherence tomography

Injuries

Chlorine gas

In vivo imaging

Imaging systems

Tissues

Bronchoscopy

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