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[301008] Overview of the status of the development of an OCT probe for the diagnosis of precursor cancer lesions in the uterine colon
Autores: Andrew Henry Cordes, Jean Pierre von der Weid, Ana Paula Dornelles De Alvarenga, Iakyra Borrakuens Couceiro, Christian Tolentino Dominguez, Igor Malinovsky, Cecilia Vianna de Andrade, Fábio Bastos Russomano
Resumo: Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT) is used to generate images of uterine tissue capable of being compared with those obtained by light microscopy in post processed slides. Based on commercial instruments, the paper shows OCT images of the precursor lesions of cervical cancer. SD-OCT images were taken on cervical ex vivo samples and compared with histology images of the same samples in order to optimize the images obtained to maximize ease of classification. For the application of the technique in the real time exam (in vivo) at the doctor’s office, a probe has been developed which is capable of being adapted to commercially available instruments to be inserted as an auxiliary tool in the colposcopic and stereoscopic examinations. In-vivo measurements using this probe are being planned.