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Optica Publishing Group
  • Journal of the Optical Society of Korea
  • Vol. 20,
  • Issue 5,
  • pp. 607-613
  • (2016)

Ex vivo High-resolution Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT) Imaging of Pleural Reaction after Pleurodesis Using Talc

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Abstract

The pleura is known as an end target organ of exposure to toxic environmental materials such as fine particulate matter and asbestos. Moreover, long-term exposure to hazardous materials can eventually lead to fatal lung disease such as diffuse pleural fibrosis or mesothelioma. Chest computed tomography (CT) and ultrasound are gold standard imaging modalities for detection of advanced pleural disease. However, a diagnostic tool for early detection of pleural reaction has not been developed yet due to difficulties in imaging ultra-fine structure of the pleura. Optical coherence tomography (OCT), which provides cross-sectional images of micro tissue structures at a resolution of 2-10 µm, can image the mesothelium with a thickness of ~100 µm and therefore enables investigation of the early pleural reaction. In this study, we induced the early pleural reaction according to a time sequence after pleurodesis using talc, which has been widely used in the clinical field. The pleural reaction in talc grouped according to the time sequence (1st, 2nd, 4th weeks) showed a significant thickening (average thickness: 45 ± 7.5 µm, 80 ± 10.7 µm, 90 ± 12.5 µm), while the pleural reaction in sham and normal groups showed pleural change from normal to minimal thickening (average thickness: 16 ± 5.5 µm, 17 ± 4.5 µm, 15 ± 6.5 µm, and 12 ± 7.5 µm, 13 ± 2.5 µm, 12 ± 3.5 µm). The measurement of pleural reaction by pathologic examinations was well-matched with the measurement by OCT images. This is the first study for measuring the thickness of pleural reactions using a biophotonic modality such as OCT. Our results showed that OCT can be useful for evaluating the early pleural reaction.

© 2016 Optical Society of Korea

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