非肌性手持式光学连贯性断层扫描用于泛视网膜成像
Shuibin Ni1, Ringo Ng1, David Sutter1,2
1Casey Eye Institute, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR 97239, USA.
Biomedical optics express
|December 10, 2025
概括
一个新的手持式光学连贯断层扫描 (OCT) 系统提供了无扩张的广场视网膜成像. 这种非脑膜装置可以为儿科和成人患者详细可视化整个视网膜.
科学领域:
- 眼科医生 眼科 眼科
- 医疗成像医学成像
- 生物医学工程 生物医学工程
背景情况:
- 传统的视网膜成像通常需要药理扩张或缩,这限制了其在某些患者群体,特别是婴儿和儿童中的应用.
- 评估外周视网膜对于诊断和监测各种眼部病理至关重要,但当前的方法在不合作的患者或床边环境中可能具有挑战性.
研究的目的:
- 开发和评估一个手持式,非脑膜光学连贯性断层扫描 (OCT) 系统,用于全面的全网膜成像.
- 评估系统在各种患者群体 (包括新生儿和成年人) 中可视化后极和外周视网膜的能力.
主要方法:
- 设计了一种手持式OCT系统原型,具有140°视角和定制光学设计,以最大限度地减少光束漫游.
- 使用400kHz的VCSEL光源进行高速采集,并扩展了12mm的轴向成像范围以适应视网膜曲率.
- 进行了117名患者的成像会议,包括NICU的早产婴儿和儿科/成人门诊患者.
主要成果:
- 该系统实现了从后极到外围视网膜的详细可视化,没有药物扩张或缩.
- 在所有患者队伍中始终生成高分辨率面对面的OCT图像,B扫描和OCT血管造影 (OCTA).
- 在32名早产婴儿中证明了成功的成像,突出了其在新生儿重症监护室的实用性.
结论:
- 这种手持式,非米德里亚体的OCT系统为视网膜评估提供了一种快速,全面和灵活的方法.
- 该技术显示出诊断和监测外围视网膜病理的巨大潜力,特别是在儿科眼科和重症监护机构.
- 它的设计方便了床边和手术前成像,克服了传统方法的局限性.
相关概念视频
Imaging Biological Samples with Optical Microscopy
Optical microscopy uses optic principles to provide detailed images of samples. Antonie van Leeuwenhoek designed the first compound optical microscope in the 17th century to visualize blood cells, bacteria, and yeast cells. In 1830, Joseph Jackson Lister created an essentially modern light microscope. The 20th century saw the development of microscopes with enhanced magnification and resolution.
In optical microscopy, the specimen to be viewed is placed on a glass slide and clipped on the stage...
In optical microscopy, the specimen to be viewed is placed on a glass slide and clipped on the stage...
Phase Contrast and Differential Interference Contrast Microscopy
Phase-Contrast Microscopes
In-phase-contrast microscopes, interference between light directly passing through a cell and light refracted by cellular components is used to create high-contrast, high-resolution images without staining. It is the oldest and simplest type of microscope that creates an image by altering the wavelengths of light rays passing through the specimen. Altered wavelength paths are created using an annular stop in the condenser. The annular stop produces a hollow cone of...
In-phase-contrast microscopes, interference between light directly passing through a cell and light refracted by cellular components is used to create high-contrast, high-resolution images without staining. It is the oldest and simplest type of microscope that creates an image by altering the wavelengths of light rays passing through the specimen. Altered wavelength paths are created using an annular stop in the condenser. The annular stop produces a hollow cone of...
Confocal Fluorescence Microscopy
Confocal microscopy is an advanced microscopic technique. The prime advantage of the confocal microscope over other microscopy techniques is its ability to block the out-of-focus light from the illuminated samples using pinholes. It is widely used with fluorescence optics to obtain high-resolution, sharp contrast images. Unlike optical microscopes, confocal microscopes use a focused beam of light laser to scan the entire sample surface at different z-planes. These microscopes are, therefore,...
Overview of Microscopy Techniques
The early pioneers of microscopy opened a window into the invisible world of microorganisms. In 1830, Joseph Jackson Lister created an essentially modern light microscope. The 20th century saw the development of microscopes that leveraged nonvisible light, such as fluorescence microscopy that uses an ultraviolet light source and electron microscopy that uses short-wavelength electron beams. These advances significantly improved magnification, image resolution, and contrast. By comparison, the...
Three-Dimensional Microscopy in Microbiology
Three-dimensional imaging techniques are essential in cell biology, allowing researchers to visualize intricate cellular structures with high resolution. Two prominent methods, Differential Interference Contrast Microscopy (DIC) and Confocal Scanning Laser Microscopy (CSLM), provide distinct advantages for imaging live and thick specimens, respectively.Differential Interference Contrast MicroscopyDIC microscopy enhances contrast in transparent, unstained samples by converting phase...


