Anatomic optical coherence tomography (aOCT) for evaluation of the internal nasal valve

CM Waters, WH Stepp, J Conduff… - The …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Objectives/Hypothesis To establish the utility of anatomic optical coherence tomography
(aOCT) in evaluating internal nasal valve (INV). Study Design Anatomic specimen imaging …

Imaging of the internal nasal valve using long‐range F ourier domain optical coherence tomography

AS Englhard, M Wiedmann, GJ Ledderose… - The …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Objectives/Hypothesis To evaluate for the first time the feasibility and methodology of long‐
range Fourier domain optical coherence tomography (LR‐OCT) imaging of the internal …

Utility of endoscopic anatomical optical coherence tomography in functional rhinoplasty

S Balakrishnan, R Bu, CM Waters… - Journal of …, 2020 - spiedigitallibrary.org
Objective measurement of the nasal valve region is valuable for the assessment of
functional rhinoplasty surgical outcomes. Anatomical optical coherence tomography (aOCT) …

In vivo imaging of the internal nasal valve during different conditions using optical coherence tomography

AS Englhard, M Wiedmann, GJ Ledderose… - The …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Objective Previously, we proposed long‐range optical coherence tomography (LR‐OCT) to
be an effective method for the quantitative evaluation of the nasal valve geometry. Here, the …

Coupling pressure sensing with optical coherence tomography to evaluate the internal nasal valve

AA Hakimi, GK Sharma, T Ngo… - Annals of Otology …, 2021 - journals.sagepub.com
Purpose: To evaluate endoscopic long-range optical coherence tomography system
combined with a pressure sensor to concurrently measure internal nasal valve cross …

Axial computed tomography evaluation of the internal nasal valve correlates with clinical valve narrowing and patient complaint

JA Moche, JC Cohen… - International forum of …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Background The objective of this work was to explore the utility of axial computed
tomography (CT) imaging to objectively define a narrow internal nasal valve, and compare …

The nasal valve: new insights on the static and dynamic NV with MR-imaging

M San Nicoló, A Berghaus, C Jacobi, U Kisser… - European Archives of …, 2020 - Springer
Purpose We assessed the static nasal valve angle with MR imaging in healthy subjects and
evaluated the complex mechanism of nasal valve dynamics during physiologic and forced …

Multi-modal anatomical optical coherence tomography and CT for in vivo dynamic upper airway imaging

S Balakrishnan, R Bu, H Price… - … Technology in Head …, 2017 - spiedigitallibrary.org
We describe a novel, multi-modal imaging protocol for validating quantitative dynamic
airway imaging performed using anatomical Optical Coherence Tomography (aOCT). The …

Two-dimensional assessment of the nasal valve area cannot predict minimum cross-sectional area or airflow resistance

DDS Bhatia, T Palesy, R Ramli… - American Journal of …, 2016 - journals.sagepub.com
Background Clinicians who manage nasal obstruction often comment on the shape and size
of the nasal valve (NV) area. However, correlation of the symptoms of obstruction, nasal …

Upper airway reconstruction using long‐range optical coherence tomography: Effects of airway curvature on airflow resistance

JS Kimbell, S Basu, GJM Garcia… - Lasers in surgery …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Objectives Adenotonsillectomy (AT) is commonly used to treat upper airway obstruction in
children, but selection of patients who will benefit most from AT is challenging. The need for …