@inproceedings{72ec796f202b4dbba1fa6928086eaa71,
title = "Optical design of an Optical Coherence Tomography and Multispectral Fluorescence Imaging endoscope to detect early stage ovarian cancer",
abstract = "The five year survival rate for ovarian cancer is over 90% if early detection occurs, yet no effective early screening method exists. We have designed and are constructing a dual modality Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT) and Multispectral Fluorescence Imaging (MFI) endoscope to optically screen the Fallopian tube and ovary for early stage cancer. The endoscope reaches the ovary via the natural pathway of the vagina, cervix, uterus and Fallopian tube. In order to navigate the Fallopian tube the endoscope must have an outer diameter of 600 μm, be highly flexible, steerable, tracking and nonperforating. The imaging systems consists of six optical subsystems, two from OCT and four from MFI. The optical subsystems have independent and interrelated design criteria. The endoscope will be tested on realistic tissue models and ex vivo tissue to prove feasibility of future human trials. Ultimately the project aims to provide women the first effective ovarian cancer screening technique.",
keywords = "Endoscopy, Fallopian tube, Falloposcope, Multispectral Fluorescence Imaging, OCT, Optical Coherence Tomography, Ovarian cancer, Ovary",
author = "Tyler Tate and Molly Keenan and Elizabeth Swan and John Black and Urs Utzinger and Jennifer Barton",
note = "Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} 2014 SPIE.; International Optical Design Conference 2014, IODC 2014 ; Conference date: 23-06-2014 Through 26-06-2014",
year = "2014",
doi = "10.1117/12.2073824",
language = "English (US)",
series = "Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering",
publisher = "SPIE",
editor = "Mariana Figueiro and Julius Muschaweck and Scott Lerner and John Rogers",
booktitle = "International Optical Design Conference 2014",
}