Application of optical coherence tomography in thyroid surgery

VernacularTitle:光学相干层析术在甲状腺手术中的初步应用
Author: Yang YU ; Yanmei LIANG ; Hao SHAN ; Ming GAO
Publication Type:Journal Article
Keywords: Parathyroid; Optical coherence tomography; Lymph node
From: Journal of Endocrine Surgery 2014;(4):306-308
CountryChina
Language:Chinese
Abstract: Objective To investigate the feasibility of using optical coherence tomography (OCT)in thy-roid surgery .Methods Surgical specimen including parathyroid gland , lymph nodes , adipose tissue and thyroid tissue from patients receiving thyroid surgery in Tianjin Medical University Cancer Institute and Hospital were col -lected.OCT images were collected and the results were compared with the routine examination .Results Para-thyroid glands , lymph nodes , adipose tissue , and thyroid tissue can be obtained high-resolution OCT images .Dif-ferent tissues and metastatic lymph node can be clearly distinguished .OCT imaging took about 1 minute and fro-zen examination cost about 25 minutes.Conclusions OCT is a time-saving, non-invasive and cross-sectional imaging technique .It can obtain clear structural images of the internal microstructure of bio-tissues.OCT technol-ogy used in thyroid surgery including parathyroid identification and determination of lymph node metastasis is fea -sible.