Ex-vivo evaluation of miniaturized probes for endoscopic optical coherence tomography in urothelial cancer diagnostics.
Diagnostic techniques and procedures
Endoscopy
Optical coherence
Tomography
Urinary bladder neoplasms
Journal
Annals of medicine and surgery (2012)
ISSN: 2049-0801
Titre abrégé: Ann Med Surg (Lond)
Pays: England
ID NLM: 101616869
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
May 2022
May 2022
Historique:
received:
02
03
2022
revised:
03
04
2022
accepted:
05
04
2022
entrez:
31
5
2022
pubmed:
1
6
2022
medline:
1
6
2022
Statut:
epublish
Résumé
The gold standard for detecting bladder cancer is white light cystoscopy (WLC) and resection of suspicious lesions. In this study, we evaluate two miniaturized Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT) probes for endoscopic use, regarding their applicability in diagnosing urothelial cancer. In total, 33 patients who underwent a radical cystectomy were included. Preoperative oncological staging and determining the indication for the surgical intervention were done following the latest European Association of Urology (EAU) guidelines. Samples were taken from bladder tissue after bladder removal and prepared for OCT measurement. Additionally, porcine bladder samples were used as reference tissue. We took measurements using two miniaturized probes: a bimodal probe and a single modality OCT probe. A non-miniaturized standard OCT scanner was used as a reference. Histopathological examination revealed urothelial cancer in all but three patients. Measurements on porcine tissue revealed a clear distinction between the urothelial layers for all probes. Furthermore, we detected improved image quality thanks to the stretching of the tissue. We took 271 measurements in human samples. While the urothelial layers were well delineated in healthy tissue, all the probes revealed a loss of these structures in cancerous regions. While the single-modality probe delivered an image quality equaling the reference images, it was possible to detect cancerous areas with the bimodal probe. We demonstrate that endoscopic probes for OCT imaging are technologically feasible and deliver acceptable image quality. A distinction between healthy and abnormal tissue is possible. We propose combining different endoscopic imaging modalities as a promising approach for urothelial cancer diagnostics.
Sections du résumé
Background
UNASSIGNED
The gold standard for detecting bladder cancer is white light cystoscopy (WLC) and resection of suspicious lesions. In this study, we evaluate two miniaturized Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT) probes for endoscopic use, regarding their applicability in diagnosing urothelial cancer.
Materials and methods
UNASSIGNED
In total, 33 patients who underwent a radical cystectomy were included. Preoperative oncological staging and determining the indication for the surgical intervention were done following the latest European Association of Urology (EAU) guidelines. Samples were taken from bladder tissue after bladder removal and prepared for OCT measurement. Additionally, porcine bladder samples were used as reference tissue. We took measurements using two miniaturized probes: a bimodal probe and a single modality OCT probe. A non-miniaturized standard OCT scanner was used as a reference.
Results
UNASSIGNED
Histopathological examination revealed urothelial cancer in all but three patients. Measurements on porcine tissue revealed a clear distinction between the urothelial layers for all probes. Furthermore, we detected improved image quality thanks to the stretching of the tissue. We took 271 measurements in human samples. While the urothelial layers were well delineated in healthy tissue, all the probes revealed a loss of these structures in cancerous regions. While the single-modality probe delivered an image quality equaling the reference images, it was possible to detect cancerous areas with the bimodal probe.
Conclusion
UNASSIGNED
We demonstrate that endoscopic probes for OCT imaging are technologically feasible and deliver acceptable image quality. A distinction between healthy and abnormal tissue is possible. We propose combining different endoscopic imaging modalities as a promising approach for urothelial cancer diagnostics.
Identifiants
pubmed: 35638061
doi: 10.1016/j.amsu.2022.103597
pii: S2049-0801(22)00357-0
pmc: PMC9142382
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Pagination
103597Informations de copyright
© 2022 The Authors.
Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts
Other authors have no conflict of interest or financial ties to disclose.
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