Abstract
Polarization-sensitive optical coherence tomography (PS-OCT) has been used to extract polarization properties of four different diseased lungs ex vivo, including fibrotic sarcoidosis (FS), chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), fibrotic extrinsic allergic alveolitis (fibrotic EAA) and cystic fibrosis (CF). An increase in alveoli size has been observed in COPD lungs. Furthermore, an increase in birefringence signal was observed for FS and fibrotic EAA. In CF, a few areas with thick patches of birefringence occurred. The results show potential of in vivo assessment of lung fibrosis. Histology slides of all lungs were acquired, and will be used to further interpret the results.
Original language | English |
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Publication status | Published - 9 Mar 2020 |
Event | SPIE BiOS 2020 - Online, San Francisco, United States Duration: 1 Feb 2020 → 6 Feb 2020 |
Conference
Conference | SPIE BiOS 2020 |
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Country/Territory | United States |
City | San Francisco |
Period | 1/02/20 → 6/02/20 |