Title :
Assessment of rotator cuff tendon integrity with single detector polarization sensitive optical coherence tomography
Author :
Rashidifard, Christopher ; Martin, Scott ; Kumar, Namita ; Vercollone, Christopher ; Liu, Bin ; Brezinski, Mark E.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Orthopedic Surg., Brigham & Women´´s Hosp., Boston, MA, USA
Abstract :
In this study, we perform PS-OCT imaging of discarded human rotator cuff tendon. Imaging at the surgical cut and torn end were preformed and compared with histopathology.
Keywords :
biological tissues; optical tomography; PS-OCT imaging; histopathology; rotator cuff tendon integrity; single detector polarization sensitive optical coherence tomography; surgical cut; Biomedical optical imaging; Joints; Maintenance engineering; Optical polarization; Optical sensors; Surgery; Tendons;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2011 Conference on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-1223-4
