Title :
High-resolution OCT Balloon Catheter for Systematic Imaging of the Esophagus
Author :
Fu, Henry L. ; Cobb, Michael J. ; Leng, Yuxin ; MacDonald, Daniel J. ; Hwang, Joo Ha ; Li, Xingde
Author_Institution :
Univ. of Washington, Seattle
Abstract :
An OCT balloon imaging catheter was developed using small compound rod lenses to achieve superb lateral resolution at a large working distance. The balloon catheter enables systematic assessment of human esophagus for Barrett´s screening.
Keywords :
catheters; optical tomography; Barrett screening; balloon catheter; esophagus; high resolution OCT; systematic imaging; Biomedical optical imaging; Biopsy; Cancer; Catheters; Endoscopes; Esophagus; High-resolution imaging; Image resolution; Lenses; Optical imaging;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2007. CLEO 2007. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-834-6
DOI :
10.1109/CLEO.2007.4452407
