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Image computing for fibre-bundle endomicroscopy: A review.

Antonios Perperidis¹, Kevin Dhaliwal², Stephen McLaughlin³

¹Institute of Sensors, Signals and Systems (ISSS), Heriot Watt University, EH14 4AS, UK; EPSRC IRC "Hub" in Optical Molecular Sensing & Imaging, MRC Centre for Inflammation Research, Queen's Medical Research Institute (QMRI), University of Edinburgh, EH16 4TJ, UK.

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Fiber-bundle endomicroscopy provides in vivo optical biopsies for diagnostics. This review covers its technology, applications, and image processing methods, addressing current limitations and future opportunities.

Keywords:

Fibre bundle endomicroscopy Image restoration confocal laser endomicroscopy image analysis image understanding imaging

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Area of Science:

Medical Imaging
Optical Engineering
Computational Pathology

Background:

Endomicroscopy enables in vivo optical biopsies, crucial for diagnostics and interventions.
Fiber-bundle endomicroscopy is the most utilized platform, approved for clinical use across various indications.
Miniaturized fiber bundles allow high-resolution imaging within diverse organ systems via endoscopes, needles, and catheters.

Purpose of the Study:

To introduce the technology and clinical applications of fiber-bundle endomicroscopy.
To review image reconstruction, analysis, and inference methodologies.
To identify and discuss limitations, challenges, and opportunities in fiber-bundle endomicroscopy computing.

Main Methods:

Review of existing literature on fiber-bundle endomicroscopy technology.
Analysis of image acquisition characteristics and limitations inherent to fiber bundles.
Exploration of image pre- and post-processing algorithms (formation, enhancement, mosaicing, detection, quantification).

Main Results:

Fiber-bundle endomicroscopy offers high-resolution, in situ imaging for optical biopsies.
Image acquisition via fiber bundles necessitates advanced processing algorithms.
A comprehensive review of current methodologies and applications is presented.

Conclusions:

Fiber-bundle endomicroscopy is a key technology for minimally invasive diagnostics.
Novel image processing is essential to overcome inherent limitations.
Future research should focus on computational advancements and addressing current challenges.