| Literature DB >> 29552380 |
K Hirose1, T Aoki1, T Furukawa2, S Fukushima1, H Niioka1, S Deguchi1, M Hashimoto3.
Abstract
Label-free visualization of nerves and nervous plexuses will improve the preservation of neurological functions in nerve-sparing robot-assisted surgery. We have developed a coherent anti-Stokes Raman scattering (CARS) rigid endoscope to distinguish nerves from other tissues during surgery. The developed endoscope, which has a tube with a diameter of 12 mm and a length of 270 mm, achieved 0.91% image distortion and 8.6% non-uniformity of CARS intensity in the whole field of view (650 μm diameter). We demonstrated CARS imaging of a rat sciatic nerve and visualization of the fine structure of nerve fibers.Entities:
Keywords: (170.0110) Imaging systems; (170.2150) Endoscopic imaging; (170.3890) Medical optics instrumentation; (170.5660) Raman spectroscopy
Year: 2018 PMID: 29552380 PMCID: PMC5854045 DOI: 10.1364/BOE.9.000387
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Biomed Opt Express ISSN: 2156-7085 Impact factor: 3.732