1. Optical coherence tomography and Doppler optical coherence tomography in the gastrointestinal tract.
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Osiac, Eugen, Săftoiu, Adrian, Gheonea, Dan Ionut, Mandrila, Ion, and Angelescu, Radu
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GASTROINTESTINAL tumors , *OPTICAL coherence tomography , *GASTROENTEROLOGY , *DOPPLER ultrasonography , *IMAGING of cancer , *NEOVASCULARIZATION , *DIAGNOSIS - Abstract
Optical coherence tomography (OCT) is a noninvasive, high-resolution, high-potential imaging method that has recently been introduced into medical investigations. A growing number of studies have used this technique in the field of gastroenterology in order to assist classical analyses. Lately, 3D-imaging and Doppler capabilities have been developed in different configurations, which make this type of investigation more attractive. This paper reviews the principles and characteristics of OCT and Doppler-OCT in connection with analyses of the detection of normal and pathological structures, and with the possibility to investigate angiogenesis in the gastrointestinal tract. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2011
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