• DocumentCode
    3726044
  • 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
  • Volume
    2
  • fYear
    2015
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    2
  • 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"
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Lasers and Electro-Optics Pacific Rim (CLEO-PR), 2015 11th Conference on
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/CLEOPR.2015.7376036
  • Filename
    7376036
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=3726044