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Optical Coherence Tomography Guided Laser Cochleostomy: Towards the Accuracy on Tens of Micrometer Scale
Joint Authors
Schipper, Jörg
Zhang, Yaokun
Pfeiffer, Tom
Weller, Marcel
Wieser, Wolfgang
Huber, Robert
Raczkowsky, Jörg
Wörn, Heinz
Klenzner, Thomas
Source
Issue
Vol. 2014, Issue 2014 (31 Dec. 2014), pp.1-10, 10 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2014-09-11
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
10
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Lasers have been proven to be precise tools for bone ablation.
Applying no mechanical stress to the patient, they are potentially very suitable for microsurgery on fragile structures such as the inner ear.
However, it remains challenging to control the laser-bone ablation without injuring embedded soft tissue.
In this work, we demonstrate a closed-loop control of a short-pulsed CO2 laser to perform laser cochleostomy under the monitoring of an optical coherence tomography (OCT) system.
A foresighted detection of the bone-endosteum-perilymph boundary several hundred micrometers before its exposure has been realized.
Position and duration of the laser pulses are planned based on the residual bone thickness distribution.
OCT itself is also used as a highly accurate tracking system for motion compensation between the target area and the optics.
During ex vivo experimental evaluation on fresh porcine cochleae, the ablation process terminated automatically when the thickness of the residual tissue layer uniformly reached a predefined value.
The shape of the resulting channel bottom converged to the natural curvature of the endosteal layer without injuring the critical structure.
Preliminary measurements in OCT scans indicated that the mean absolute accuracy of the shape approximation was only around 20 μm.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Zhang, Yaokun& Pfeiffer, Tom& Weller, Marcel& Wieser, Wolfgang& Huber, Robert& Raczkowsky, Jörg…[et al.]. 2014. Optical Coherence Tomography Guided Laser Cochleostomy: Towards the Accuracy on Tens of Micrometer Scale. BioMed Research International،Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-10.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1034409
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Zhang, Yaokun…[et al.]. Optical Coherence Tomography Guided Laser Cochleostomy: Towards the Accuracy on Tens of Micrometer Scale. BioMed Research International No. 2014 (2014), pp.1-10.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1034409
American Medical Association (AMA)
Zhang, Yaokun& Pfeiffer, Tom& Weller, Marcel& Wieser, Wolfgang& Huber, Robert& Raczkowsky, Jörg…[et al.]. Optical Coherence Tomography Guided Laser Cochleostomy: Towards the Accuracy on Tens of Micrometer Scale. BioMed Research International. 2014. Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-10.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1034409
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1034409