Abstract
Intraoperative peripheral nerve lesions are common complications due to misidentification and limitations of surgical nerve identification. This study validates a real-time non-invasive intraoperative method of nerve identification. Long working distance collimated polarized light imaging (CPLi) was used to identify peripheral radial nerve branches in a human cadaver hand by their nerve specific anisotropic optical reflection. Seven ex situ and six in situ samples were examined for nerves, resulting after histological validation, in a 100% positive correct score (CPLi) versus 77% (surgeon). Nerves were visible during a clinical in vivo observation using CPLi. Therefore CPLi is a promising technique for intraoperative nerve identification
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 4122-4134 |
Journal | Biomedical Optics Express |
Volume | 8 |
Issue number | 9 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2017 |