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Detecting smoke-induced airway injury with 3-D, swept-source OCT

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Smoke-inhalation injury is a major cause of morbidity and mortality among victims of fires; airway injury, edema, swelling, sloughing and necrosis with airway obstruction are the major causes of complications in the wake of such injury. However, the ability to detect these changes, especially in a quantitative way, is currently very limited. Optical coherence tomography (OCT) could offer a means to detect these changes, “particularly early changes that may be indicative of more severe later sequelae, and assist with clinical decision-making,” said Dr. Matthew Brenner, a...Read full article

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    Published: March 2010
    Glossary
    helical scanning
    A method used in facsimile scanning that sweeps the elemental area across the copy in a spiral motion as the result of the movement of a single turn helix against a stationary bar.
    optical coherence tomography
    Optical coherence tomography (OCT) is a non-invasive imaging technique used in medical and scientific fields to capture high-resolution, cross-sectional images of biological tissues. It provides detailed, real-time, and three-dimensional visualization of tissue structures at the micrometer scale. OCT is particularly valuable in ophthalmology, cardiology, dermatology, and various other medical specialties. Here are the key features and components of optical coherence tomography: Principle of...
    probe
    Acronym for profile resolution obtained by excitation. In its simplest form, probe involves the overlap of two counter-propagating laser pulses of appropriate wavelength, such that one pulse selectively populates a given excited state of the species of interest while the other measures the increase in absorption due to the increase in the degree of excitation.
    wavelength
    Electromagnetic energy is transmitted in the form of a sinusoidal wave. The wavelength is the physical distance covered by one cycle of this wave; it is inversely proportional to frequency.
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