Design of a modified endoscope illuminator for spectral imaging of colorectal tissues

Craig M. Browning; Samuel Mayes; Thomas C. Rich; Silas J. Leavesley

doi:10.1117/12.2252420

17 February 2017 Design of a modified endoscope illuminator for spectral imaging of colorectal tissues

Craig M. Browning, Samuel Mayes, Thomas C. Rich, Silas J. Leavesley

Proceedings Volume 10060, Optical Biopsy XV: Toward Real-Time Spectroscopic Imaging and Diagnosis; 1006015 (2017) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2252420
Event: SPIE BiOS, 2017, San Francisco, California, United States

Abstract

The gold standard for locating colonic polyps is a white light endoscope in a colonoscopy, however, polyps smaller than 5 mm can be easily missed. Modified procedures such as narrow band imaging have shown only marginal increases in detection rates. Spectral imaging is a potential solution to improve the sensitivity and specificity of colonoscopies by providing the ability to distinguish molecular fluorescence differences in tissues. The goal of this work is to implement a spectral endoscopic light source to acquire spectral image data of colorectal tissues. A beta-version endoscope light source was developed, by retrofitting a white light endoscope light source (Olympus, CLK-4) with 16 narrow band LEDs. This redesigned, beta-prototype uses high-power LEDs with a minimum output of 500 mW to provide sufficient spectral output (0.5 mW) through the endoscope. A mounting apparatus was designed to provide sufficient heat dissipation. Here, we report recent results of our tests to characterize the intensity output through the light source and endoscope to determine the flat spectral output for imaging and intensity losses through the endoscope. We also report preliminary spectral imaging data from transverse pig colon that demonstrates the ability to result in working practical spectral data. Preliminary results of this revised prototype spectral endoscope system demonstrate that there is sufficient power to allow the imaging process to continue and potentially determine spectral differences in cancerous and normal tissue from imaging ex vivo pairs. Future work will focus on building a spectral library for the colorectal region and refining the user interface the system for in vivo use.

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Craig M. Browning, Samuel Mayes, Thomas C. Rich, and Silas J. Leavesley "Design of a modified endoscope illuminator for spectral imaging of colorectal tissues", Proc. SPIE 10060, Optical Biopsy XV: Toward Real-Time Spectroscopic Imaging and Diagnosis, 1006015 (17 February 2017); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2252420

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