Reflectance confocal endomicroscope with optical axial scanning for in vivo imaging of the oral mucosa. Academic Article

abstract

• This paper presents the design and evaluation of a reflectance confocal laser endomicroscope using a miniature objective lens within a rigid probe in conjunction with an electrically tunable lens for axial scanning. The miniature lens was characterized alone as well as in the endoscope across a 200 m axial scan range using the tunable lens. The ability of the confocal endoscope to probe the human oral cavity is demonstrated by imaging of the oral mucosa in vivo. The results indicate that reflectance confocal endomicroscopy has the potential to be used in a clinical setting and guide diagnostic evaluation of biological tissue.

authors

• Maitland, Kristen

published proceedings

• Biomed Opt Express

altmetric score

• 0.25

author list (cited authors)

• Jabbour, J. M., Bentley, J. L., Malik, B. H., Nemechek, J., Warda, J., Cuenca, R., ... Maitland, K. C.

citation count

• 19

complete list of authors

• Jabbour, Joey M||Bentley, Julie L||Malik, Bilal H||Nemechek, John||Warda, John||Cuenca, Rodrigo||Cheng, Shuna||Jo, Javier A||Maitland, Kristen C

publication date

• November 2014

publisher

• Optica Publishing Group  Publisher

published in

• Biomedical Optics Express  Journal

keywords

• Confocal Microscopy
• Endoscopic Imaging
• Lens System Design
• Medical And Biological Imaging
• Medical Optics Instrumentation
• Micro-optics

PubMed Central ID

• 25426310

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

• 10.1364/BOE.5.003781

start page

• 3781

end page

• 3791

volume

• 5

issue

• 11

URL

• http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1364%2Fboe.5.003781