Neuromuscular imaging study be optic coherence tomography (OCT)

2014 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 25670421
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Challenging Exploratory Research
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Research Field: Neurology
• Research Institution: The University of Tokushima
• Principal Investigator: OSAKI Yusuke 徳島大学, 大学病院, 医員 (60645381)
• Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha): NODERA Hiroyuki 徳島大学, 大学院ヘルスバイオサイエンス研究部, 講師 (40363147)
• Project Period (FY): 2013-04-01 – 2015-03-31
• Keywords: 光コヒーレンストモグラフィ / 筋疾患

Outline of Final Research Achievements

Imaging study with low-to-non invasive manner has been increasingly awaited. Although optical coherence tomography (OCT) has a high resolution, its dependence to light limits the imaging range to surface only. By using a catheter probe, OCT imaging of muscle tissue was able to be obtained by inserting into a sedated animal. To utilize the technique to human subjects, development of a thinner probe is expected.

Free Research Field

神経内科　臨床神経生理検査