Journal of Innovative Optical Health Sciences, Volume. 17, Issue 6, 2450012(2024)

Identification of pathological characteristics in pulmonary tuberculosis using polarization-sensitive optical coherence tomography

Yun Ding1,2, Zhuoqun Yuan3, Xiaojiang Zhao4, Guozheng Gao5, Xin Li4,6、*, and Yanmei Liang3、**
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  • 1Clinical School of Thoracic, Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin, P. R. China
  • 2Department of Thoracic Surgery, Fujian Provincial Hospital, Fujian, P. R. China
  • 3Institute of Modern Optics, Nankai University, Tianjin Key Laboratory of Micro-scale Optical, Information Science and Technology, Tianjin 300350, P. R. China
  • 4School of Medicine, Tianjin University, Tianjin, P. R. China
  • 5Department of Pathology, Tianjin Chest Hospital, No. 261, Taierzhuang South Road Jinnan District, Tianjin 300222, P. R. China
  • 6Department of Thoracic Surgery, Tianjin Chest Hospital, Tianjin, P. R. China
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    The low detection rate of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in clinical practice leads to a high rate of missed diagnosis for pulmonary tuberculosis (PTB). As a noninvasive, high-resolution, real-time imaging technology, polarization-sensitive optical coherence tomography (PS-OCT) may be feasible for the rapid identification of pathological feature. This study aimed to explore the feasibility of using PS-OCT to identify pathological features of PTB. In the experiments, PTB samples containing some surrounding lung tissues were imaged using PS-OCT. It is demonstrated that PS-OCT images showed good consistency with the corresponding pathological images and were able to identify PTB-related characteristic pathological regions. We think PS-OCT can serve as an effective supplement for the diagnosis of PTB, enabling rapid and accurate diagnosis, and aiding in the understanding of the pathological characteristics and pathophysiological processes of PTB.

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    Yun Ding, Zhuoqun Yuan, Xiaojiang Zhao, Guozheng Gao, Xin Li, Yanmei Liang. Identification of pathological characteristics in pulmonary tuberculosis using polarization-sensitive optical coherence tomography[J]. Journal of Innovative Optical Health Sciences, 2024, 17(6): 2450012

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    Paper Information

    Category: Research Articles

    Received: Mar. 25, 2024

    Accepted: Jun. 2, 2024

    Published Online: Nov. 13, 2024

    The Author Email: Xin Li (cinlysmart@126.com), Yanmei Liang (ymliang@nankai.edu.cn)

    DOI:10.1142/S1793545824500123

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