Optoacoustic imaging of tissue blanching during photodynamic therapy of esophageal cancer

Steven L. Jacques, John A. Viator, Guenther Paltauf

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Abstract

Esophageal cancer patients often present a highly inflamed esophagus at the time of treatment by photodynamic therapy. Immediately after treatment, the inflamed vessels have been shut down and the esophagus presents a white surface. Optoacoustic imaging via an optical fiber device can provide a depth profile of the blanching of inflammation. Such a profile may be an indicator of the depth of treatment achieved by the PDT. Our progress toward developing this diagnostic for use in our clinical PDT treatments of esophageal cancer patients is presented.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)322-330
Number of pages9
JournalProceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering
Volume3916
StatePublished - 2000
EventBiomedical Optoacoustics - San Jose, CA, USA
Duration: Jan 25 2000Jan 26 2000

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
  • Condensed Matter Physics
  • Computer Science Applications
  • Applied Mathematics
  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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