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ArticleFrontiers in bioengineering and biotechnology2022

Spatial Assessment of Heterogeneous Tissue Natural Frequency Using Micro-Force Optical Coherence Elastography.

Gongpu Lan, Qun Shi, Yicheng Wang, Guoqin Ma, Jing Cai, Jinping Feng, Yanping Huang, Boyu Gu, Lin An, Jingjiang Xu and 2 more

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Article in Frontiers in bioengineering and biotechnology, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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6 citing papers in PubMed, 11 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

12 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.

Gongpu LanSchool of Physics and Optoelectronic Engineering, Foshan University, Foshan, China.
Qun ShiSchool of Mechatronic Engineering and Automation, Foshan University, Foshan, China.
Yicheng WangSchool of Mechatronic Engineering and Automation, Foshan University, Foshan, China.
Guoqin MaSchool of Mechatronic Engineering and Automation, Foshan University, Foshan, China.
Jing CaiSchool of Physics and Optoelectronic Engineering, Foshan University, Foshan, China.
Jinping FengInstitute of Engineering and Technology, Hubei University of Science and Technology, Xianning, China.
Yanping HuangSchool of Physics and Optoelectronic Engineering, Foshan University, Foshan, China.
Boyu GuSchool of Computer and Information Engineering, Tianjin Chengjian University, Tianjin, China.
Lin AnInnovation and Entrepreneurship Teams of Guangdong Pearl River Talents Program, Weiren Meditech Co., Ltd., Foshan, China.
Jingjiang XuSchool of Physics and Optoelectronic Engineering, Foshan University, Foshan, China.
Jia QinInnovation and Entrepreneurship Teams of Guangdong Pearl River Talents Program, Weiren Meditech Co., Ltd., Foshan, China.
Michael D TwaCollege of Optometry, University of Houston, Houston, TX, United States.
Foshan University · CNHubei University of Science and Technology · CNTianjin Chengjian University · CNUniversity of Houston · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Analysis of corneal tissue natural frequency was recently proposed as a biomarker for corneal biomechanics and has been performed using high-resolution optical coherence tomography (OCT)-based elastography (OCE). However, it remains unknown whether natural frequency analysis can resolve local variations in tissue structure. We measured heterogeneous samples to evaluate the correspondence between natural frequency distributions and regional structural variations. Sub-micrometer sample oscillations were induced point-wise by microliter air pulses (60-85 Pa, 3 ms) and detected correspondingly at each point using a 1,300 nm spectral domain common path OCT system with 0.44 nm phase detection sensitivity. The resulting oscillation frequency features were analyzed via fast Fourier transform and natural frequency was characterized using a single degree of freedom (SDOF) model. Oscillation features at each measurement point showed a complex frequency response with multiple frequency components that corresponded with global structural features; while the variation of frequency magnitude at each location reflected the local sample features. Silicone blocks (255.1 ± 11.0 Hz and 249.0 ± 4.6 Hz) embedded in an agar base (355.6 ± 0.8 Hz and 361.3 ± 5.5 Hz) were clearly distinguishable by natural frequency. In a beef shank sample, central fat and connective tissues had lower natural frequencies (91.7 ± 58.2 Hz) than muscle tissue (left side: 252.6 ± 52.3 Hz; right side: 161.5 ± 35.8 Hz). As a first step, we have shown the possibility of natural frequency OCE methods to characterize global and local features of heterogeneous samples. This method can provide additional information on corneal properties, complementary to current clinical biomechanical assessments, and could become a useful tool for clinical detection of ocular disease and evaluation of medical or surgical treatment outcomes.

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natural frequencyophthalmologyoptical coherence elastographyoptical coherence tomographysoft-tissue biomechanics

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PMID35360399
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