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23 December 2017 Noninvasive in vivo optical coherence tomography tracking of chronic otitis media in pediatric subjects after surgical intervention
Guillermo L. Monroy, Paritosh Pande, Ryan M. Nolan, Ryan L. Shelton, Ryan G. Porter, Michael A. Novak, Darold R. Spillman, Eric J. Chaney, Daniel T. McCormick, Stephen A. Boppart
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Abstract
In an institutional review board-approved study, 25 pediatric subjects diagnosed with chronic or recurrent otitis media were observed over a period of six months with optical coherence tomography (OCT). Subjects were followed throughout their treatment at the initial patient evaluation and preoperative consultation, surgery (intraoperative imaging), and postoperative follow-up, followed by an additional six months of records-based observation. At each time point, the tympanic membrane (at the light reflex region) and directly adjacent middle-ear cavity were observed in vivo with a handheld OCT probe and portable system. Imaging results were compared with clinical outcomes to correlate the clearance of symptoms in relation to changes in the image-based features of infection. OCT images of most all participants showed the presence of additional infection-related biofilm structures during their initial consultation visit and similarly for subjects imaged intraoperatively before myringotomy. Subjects with successful treatment (no recurrence of infectious symptoms) had no additional structures visible in OCT images during the postoperative visit. OCT image findings suggest surgical intervention consisting of myringotomy and tympanostomy tube placement provides a means to clear the middle ear of infection-related components, including middle-ear fluid and biofilms. Furthermore, OCT was demonstrated as a rapid diagnostic tool to prospectively monitor patients in both outpatient and surgical settings.
© 2017 Society of Photo-Optical Instrumentation Engineers (SPIE) 1083-3668/2017/$25.00 © 2017 SPIE
Guillermo L. Monroy, Paritosh Pande, Ryan M. Nolan, Ryan L. Shelton, Ryan G. Porter, Michael A. Novak, Darold R. Spillman, Eric J. Chaney, Daniel T. McCormick, and Stephen A. Boppart "Noninvasive in vivo optical coherence tomography tracking of chronic otitis media in pediatric subjects after surgical intervention," Journal of Biomedical Optics 22(12), 121614 (23 December 2017). https://doi.org/10.1117/1.JBO.22.12.121614
Received: 21 May 2017; Accepted: 15 December 2017; Published: 23 December 2017
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KEYWORDS
Optical coherence tomography

Surgery

Ear

Bragg cells

In vivo imaging

Visualization

Optical tracking

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