Title :
Visualization of prostatic nerves using polarization-sensitive optical coherence tomography
Author :
Yeoreum Yoon;Yong Hyun Park;Seung Hwan Jeon;Won Hyuk Jang;Ji Youl Lee;Ki Hean Kim
Author_Institution :
Department of Mechanical Engineering, Pohang University of Science and Technology, San 31, Hyoja-dong, Nam-gu, Pohang, Gyeongbuk 790-784, Rep. of Korea
Abstract :
We demonstrate that polarization-sensitive optical coherence tomography (PS-OCT) can identify the cavernous nerve in the human and rat prostate ex vivo based on its birefringence. PS-OCT may be useful for nerve preservation during radical prostatectomy.
Keywords :
"Optical coherence tomography","Glands","Face","Optimized production technology","Visualization","Surgery"
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics Pacific Rim (CLEO-PR), 2015 11th Conference on
DOI :
10.1109/CLEOPR.2015.7376036
