Optical coherence tomography in gynecology: a narrative review

Mikhail Yu. Kirillin; Tatiana Motovilova; Natalia M. Shakhova

doi:10.1117/1.JBO.22.12.121709

5 December 2017 Optical coherence tomography in gynecology: a narrative review

Mikhail Yu. Kirillin, Tatiana Motovilova, Natalia M. Shakhova

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Journal of Biomedical Optics, Vol. 22, Issue 12, 121709 (December 2017). https://doi.org/10.1117/1.JBO.22.12.121709

Abstract

Modern gynecologic practice requires noninvasive diagnostics techniques capable of detecting morphological and functional alterations in tissues of female reproductive organs. Optical coherence tomography (OCT) is a promising tool for providing imaging of biotissues with high resolution at depths up to 2 mm. Design of the customized probes provides wide opportunities for OCT use in gynecology. This paper contains a retrospective insight into the history of OCT employment in gynecology, an overview of the existing gynecologic OCT probes, including those for combination with other diagnostic modalities, and state-of-the-art application of OCT for diagnostics of tumor and nontumor pathologies of female genitalia. Perspectives of OCT both in diagnostics and treatment planning and monitoring in gynecology are overviewed.

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Mikhail Yu. Kirillin, Tatiana Motovilova, and Natalia M. Shakhova "Optical coherence tomography in gynecology: a narrative review," Journal of Biomedical Optics 22(12), 121709 (5 December 2017). https://doi.org/10.1117/1.JBO.22.12.121709

Received: 15 September 2017; Accepted: 14 November 2017; Published: 5 December 2017

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Optical coherence tomography

Diagnostics

Tissues

In vivo imaging

Ovary

Ovarian cancer

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