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13 March 2024 In vivo colorectal polyp evaluation using an optical coherence tomography catheter and deep learning: results of a feasibility study
Haolin Nie, Hongbo Luo, Vladimir Lamm, Shuying Li, Sanskar Thakur, Quing Zhu
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Abstract
We present the development of an optical coherence tomography (OCT) catheter designed for in vivo subsurface imaging during colonoscopy, along with the results of a clinical pilot study involving 36 subjects to assess its ability to characterize colorectal polyps real-time. High-resolution cross-sectional OCT imaging of polyp microsctructure revealed distinct morphological structures that correlated with histological findings, including tubular adenoma, tubulovillous adenoma, sessile serrated polyps, and cancer. To enhance the in vivo diagnostic capabilities, we integrated a Vision Transformer (ViT) based deep learning classifier to differentiate between cancerous and complex benign polyps, and achieved a 100% accuracy for 5 test cases. Our findings suggest that the OCT catheter combined with deep learning complements standard-of-care imaging and has the potential to enhance real-time polyp characterization and improve clinical decision-making.
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Haolin Nie, Hongbo Luo, Vladimir Lamm, Shuying Li, Sanskar Thakur, and Quing Zhu "In vivo colorectal polyp evaluation using an optical coherence tomography catheter and deep learning: results of a feasibility study", Proc. SPIE PC12830, Optical Coherence Tomography and Coherence Domain Optical Methods in Biomedicine XXVIII, PC128302S (13 March 2024); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.3004215
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KEYWORDS
Polyps

Optical coherence tomography

Deep learning

In vivo imaging

Error control coding

Tumor growth modeling

Visual process modeling

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