OCT endoscope for continuous monitoring and management of vaginal health

Saijun Qiu; Afiba Arthur; Yuchen Jiang; Yona Tadir; Felicia Lane; Zhongping Chen

doi:10.1117/12.2612786

7 March 2022 OCT endoscope for continuous monitoring and management of vaginal health

Saijun Qiu, Afiba Arthur, Yuchen Jiang, Yona Tadir, Felicia Lane, Zhongping Chen

Proceedings Volume PC11948, Optical Coherence Tomography and Coherence Domain Optical Methods in Biomedicine XXVI; PC119480A (2022) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2612786
Event: SPIE BiOS, 2022, San Francisco, California, United States

Abstract

Despite the emerging market in fractional-pixel CO2 lasers to treat Genitourinary Syndrome of Menopause (GSM) in menopausal women, the effect of the laser treatment on vaginal tissue remains poorly understood. We developed an intravaginal OCT endoscope that can obtain structural and vascular information simultaneously during the vaginal laser procedure. Based on the monitoring and statistical analysis of the Vaginal Epithelial Thickness (VET) and Blood Vessel Density (BVD) along with the treatment for months, laser treatment shows a positive impact on vaginal health. This system can serve as a noninvasive biopsy tool in gynecological studies.

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Saijun Qiu, Afiba Arthur, Yuchen Jiang, Yona Tadir, Felicia Lane, and Zhongping Chen "OCT endoscope for continuous monitoring and management of vaginal health", Proc. SPIE PC11948, Optical Coherence Tomography and Coherence Domain Optical Methods in Biomedicine XXVI, PC119480A (7 March 2022); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2612786

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