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ArticleBiomedical optics express2017

Anti-confocal assessment of middle ear inflammation.

David S Jung, John A Crowe, John P Birchall, Michael G Somekh, Chung W See

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Article in Biomedical optics express, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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3citing papers in PubMed
0.3field-weighted citation impact, top 34% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

3 citing papers in PubMed, 4 citations in OpenAlex.

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  3. Panel 1: Biotechnology, biomedical engineering and new models of otitis media.International journal of pediatric otorhinolaryngology · 2020
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

David S JungNational Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Nottingham Hearing Biomedical Research Unit, 113 The Ropewalk, Nottingham, NG1 5DU, UK; Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, University of Nottingham, University Park, Nottingham, NG7 2RD, UK.
John A CroweDepartment of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, University of Nottingham, University Park, Nottingham, NG7 2RD, UK.
John P BirchallNational Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Nottingham Hearing Biomedical Research Unit, 113 The Ropewalk, Nottingham, NG1 5DU, UK; Otology and Hearing group, Division of Clinical Neuroscience, School of Medicine, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, NG7 2UH, UK.
Michael G SomekhDepartment of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, University of Nottingham, University Park, Nottingham, NG7 2RD, UK; Department of Electronic and Information Engineering, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hung Hom, Kowloon, Hong Kong, China.
Chung W SeeDepartment of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, University of Nottingham, University Park, Nottingham, NG7 2RD, UK.
University of Nottingham · GBNational Institute for Health Research · GB

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

To improve the diagnostic prediction of recurrence of otitis media with effusion after surgery, an anti-confocal system combined with spectroscopic measurements is proposed to reject unwanted signals from the eardrum and assess the blood content. The anti-confocal system was experimentally evaluated on both optical middle ear phantom and human skin. Results showed effective rejection of signals from the eardrum using a central stop replacing the confocal pinhole, while still detecting signals from the middle ear mucosa. The system is sensitive to changes in blood content, but scattering and absorption characteristics of the eardrum can distort the measurement. Confocal detection of eardrum properties was shown to be a promising approach to correct measurements.

Indexed as

(110.0113) Imaging through turbid media(170.1790) Confocal microscopy(170.3880) Medical and biological imaging(170.4940) Otolaryngology

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PMID28101414
PMCPMC5231295
OpenAlexW2566526712

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