Optical coherence tomography in diagnosing cervical cancer

Irina A. Kuznetzova; Natalia M. Shakhova; Tatiana S. Kachalina; Natalia D. Gladkova; Alexey V. Myakov; Rashid R. Iksanov; Felix I. Feldchtein

doi:10.1117/12.386285

17 May 2000 Optical coherence tomography in diagnosing cervical cancer

Irina A. Kuznetzova, Natalia M. Shakhova, Tatiana S. Kachalina, Natalia D. Gladkova, Alexey V. Myakov, Rashid R. Iksanov, Felix I. Feldchtein

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Proceedings Volume 3907, Lasers in Surgery: Advanced Characterization, Therapeutics, and Systems X; (2000) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.386285
Event: BiOS 2000 The International Symposium on Biomedical Optics, 2000, San Jose, CA, United States

Abstract

Cervical cancer remains one of the most significant problem in oncogynecology. It tends towards treatment approaches that provide termination of pathological processes along with preservation of the patient's life quality. There is a need in earlier and more accurate diagnosis of pathological states, objective assessment of physiological processes, and adequate monitoring of the course of treatment. In our previous publications we have reported unique capabilities of the Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT) to image in vivo the mucosa structure of the cervix and to monitor various physiological and pathological alterations. In this report, we present results of OCT application to diagnose different stages of cervical cancer and to control its treatment at early stages. We have performed OCT-colposcopy in 11 female patients with cervical cancer to derive OCT criteria of this disease, to provide exact demarcation of a pathological area, and to determine a real size of a tumor. We have found that, in general, borders of a tumor, defined visually and detected with OCT by violation of the basement membrane in exocervix, do not coincide. The mismatch depends on a stage of cancer and can be as much as several millimeters. This information is especially important for evaluation of linear dimension of tumors with 3 - 5 mm invasion and also for differential diagnosis between the T1 and T2 stages with cancer extension onto vagina.

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Irina A. Kuznetzova, Natalia M. Shakhova, Tatiana S. Kachalina, Natalia D. Gladkova, Alexey V. Myakov, Rashid R. Iksanov, and Felix I. Feldchtein "Optical coherence tomography in diagnosing cervical cancer", Proc. SPIE 3907, Lasers in Surgery: Advanced Characterization, Therapeutics, and Systems X, (17 May 2000); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.386285

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