ArticleJournal of biomedical optics2024
Optical coherence tomography otoscope for imaging of tympanic membrane and middle ear pathology.
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- Eustachian Tube Dysfunction in Hearing Loss: Mechanistic Pathways to Targeted Interventions.Biomedicines · 2025Review
- Human inner ear fluid imbalance detected by optical coherence tomography correlates with hearing loss.Science translational medicine · 2025Article
- Flexible catheter optical coherence tomography of the porcine middle ear via the Eustachian tube using a 3D-printed reflective objective.Journal of biomedical optics · 2025Article
- Quantitative measurement of tympanic membrane structure and symmetry with optical coherence tomography in normal human subjects.Journal of biomedical optics · 2025Article
- Imaging theJournal of biomedical optics · 2025Article
- Optical Coherence Tomography Imaging and Angiography of Skull Base Tumors Presenting as a Middle Ear Mass in Clinic.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
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Abstract
Significance: Pathologies within the tympanic membrane (TM) and middle ear (ME) can lead to hearing loss. Imaging tools available in the hearing clinic for diagnosis and management are limited to visual inspection using the classic otoscope. The otoscopic view is limited to the surface of the TM, especially in diseased ears where the TM is opaque. An integrated optical coherence tomography (OCT) otoscope can provide images of the interior of the TM and ME space as well as an otoscope image. This enables the clinicians to correlate the standard otoscopic view with OCT and then use the new information to improve the diagnostic accuracy and management. Aim: We aim to develop an OCT otoscope that can easily be used in the hearing clinic and demonstrate the system in the hearing clinic, identifying relevant image features of various pathologies not apparent in the standard otoscopic view. Approach: We developed a portable OCT otoscope device featuring an improved field of view and form-factor that can be operated solely by the clinician using an integrated foot pedal to control image acquisition. The device was used to image patients at a hearing clinic. Results: The field of view of the imaging system was improved to a 7.4 mm diameter, with lateral and axial resolutions of Conclusions: The developed OCT otoscope can readily fit into the hearing clinic workflow and provide new relevant information for diagnosing and managing TM and ME disease.
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