Copyright
©2013 Baishideng Publishing Group Co., Limited. All rights reserved.
World J Gastrointest Endosc. Nov 16, 2013; 5(11): 540-550
Published online Nov 16, 2013. doi: 10.4253/wjge.v5.i11.540
Published online Nov 16, 2013. doi: 10.4253/wjge.v5.i11.540
Imaging pancreatobiliary ductal system with optical coherence tomography: A review
Mohammad S Mahmud, Carry Sun, Victor XD Yang, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Biophotonics and Bioengineering Lab, Ryerson University, Toronto, M5B 2K3, Canada
Ahmed S Khwaja, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Ryerson University, Toronto, M5B 2K3, Canada
Gray R May, Division of Gastroenterology, Saint Michael’s Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, M5B 1W8, Canada
Mohammad M Kamal, Department of Burn and Plastic Surgery, Dhaka Medical College, Dhaka 1200, Bangladesh
Alex Vitkin, Department of Medical Biophysics, University of Toronto, Ontario Cancer Institute/University Health Network, Toronto, M5G 2M9, Canada
Author contributions: Mahmud MS prepared the article; May GR and Kamal MM provided technical supports during the study; Khwaja AS, Sun C and Vitkin A reviewed the manuscript; Yang VXD provided support of finance.
Correspondence to: Mohammad S Mahmud, PhD, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Biophotonics and Bioengineering Lab, Ryerson University, 350 Victoria Street, Toronto, M5B 2K3, Canada. ssujann1@gmail.com
Telephone: +1-647-8854428 Fax: +1-416-9795280
Received: May 28, 2013
Revised: September 23, 2013
Accepted: October 15, 2013
Published online: November 16, 2013
Revised: September 23, 2013
Accepted: October 15, 2013
Published online: November 16, 2013
Core Tip
Core tip: Optical coherence tomography is a high-resolution diagnostic tool for pancreatobiliary system during endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancheatography procedure.