RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Interventional Nerve Visualization via the Intrinsic Anisotropic Optical Properties of the Nerves
JF bioRxiv
FD Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
SP 017046
DO 10.1101/017046
A1 Kenneth W.T.K. Chin
A1 Andries Meijerink
A1 Patrick T.K. Chin
YR 2015
UL http://biorxiv.org/content/early/2015/03/25/017046.abstract
AB We present an optical concept to visualize nerves during surgical interventions. The concept relies on the anisotropic optical properties of the nerves which allows for specific switching of the optical reflection by the nervous-tissue. Using a low magnification polarized imaging system we are able to visualize the on and off switching of the optical reflection of the nervous-tissue, enabling a non-invasive nerve specific real-time nerve visualization during surgery.