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Volumetric optoacoustic imaging feedback during endovenous laser therapy - an ex vivo investigation.
J. Biophotonics 9, 934-941 (2015)
Endovenous laser therapy (ELT) was introduced in clinical practice for treating incompetent veins about fifteen years ago. Despite the considerable clinical evidence collected so far, no rigorous guidelines are yet available regarding the optimal energy deposition protocols while incidence of recanalization, lack of vessel occlusion and collateral damage remains variable among patients. Online monitoring and feedback-based control over the lesion progression may improve clinical outcomes. Yet the currently employed monitoring tools, such as Doppler ultrasound, often do not provide sufficient contrast as well as three-dimensional imaging capacity for accurate lesion assessment during thermal treatments. Here we investigate on the utility of volumetric optoacoustic tomography for real-time monitoring of the ELT procedures. Experiments performed in subcutaneous veins of an ox foot model revealed the accurate spatio-temporal maps of the lesion progression and characteristics of the vessel wall. Optoacoustic images further correlated with the temperature elevation measured in the area adjacent to the coagulation spot and made it possible to track the position of the fiber tip during its pull back in real time and in all three dimensions. Overall, we showcase that volumetric optoacoustic tomography is a promising tool for providing online feedback during endovenous laser therapy.
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Publikationstyp
Artikel: Journalartikel
Dokumenttyp
Wissenschaftlicher Artikel
Schlagwörter
Ablation ; Coagulation ; Endovenous Laser Therapy ; Optoacoustic Tomography ; Photoacoustic Imaging ; Thermal Treatment Monitoring; Great Saphenous-vein; Nm Diode-laser; Varicose-veins; Radiofrequency Ablation; Real-time; Energy; Tomography; Model; Reflux
Sprache
englisch
Veröffentlichungsjahr
2015
HGF-Berichtsjahr
2015
ISSN (print) / ISBN
1864-063X
e-ISSN
1864-0648
Zeitschrift
Journal of Biophotonics
Quellenangaben
Band: 9,
Heft: 9,
Seiten: 934-941
Verlag
Wiley
Verlagsort
Weinheim
Begutachtungsstatus
Peer reviewed
POF Topic(s)
30205 - Bioengineering and Digital Health
Forschungsfeld(er)
Enabling and Novel Technologies
PSP-Element(e)
G-505590-001
PubMed ID
26572505
WOS ID
WOS:000383691800007
Scopus ID
85028241396
Erfassungsdatum
2015-11-19