Decalcification using ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid for clear microstructure imaging of cochlea through optical coherence tomography

Jaeyul Lee; Kanghae Kim; Ruchire Eranga Wijesinghe; Doekmin Jeon; Sang Heun Lee; Mansik Jeon; Jeong Hun Jang

doi:10.1117/1.JBO.21.8.081204

16 March 2016 Decalcification using ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid for clear microstructure imaging of cochlea through optical coherence tomography

Jaeyul Lee, Kanghae Kim, Ruchire Eranga Wijesinghe, Doekmin Jeon, Sang Heun Lee, Mansik Jeon, Jeong Hun Jang

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Journal of Biomedical Optics, Vol. 21, Issue 8, 081204 (March 2016). https://doi.org/10.1117/1.JBO.21.8.081204

Abstract

The aim of this study was to analyze the effectiveness of decalcification using ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid (EDTA) as an optical clearing method to enhance the depth visibility of internal soft tissues of cochlea. Ex vivo mouse and guinea pig cochlea samples were soaked in EDTA solutions for decalcification, and swept source optical coherence tomography (OCT) was used as imaging modality to monitor the decalcified samples consecutively. The monitored noninvasive cross-sectional images showed that the mouse and guinea pig cochlea samples had to be decalcified for subsequent 7 and 14 days, respectively, to obtain the optimal optical clearing results. Using this method, difficulties in imaging of internal cochlea microstructures of mice could be evaded. The obtained results verified that the depth visibility of the decalcified ex vivo samples was enhanced.

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Jaeyul Lee, Kanghae Kim, Ruchire Eranga Wijesinghe, Doekmin Jeon, Sang Heun Lee, Mansik Jeon, and Jeong Hun Jang "Decalcification using ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid for clear microstructure imaging of cochlea through optical coherence tomography," Journal of Biomedical Optics 21(8), 081204 (16 March 2016). https://doi.org/10.1117/1.JBO.21.8.081204

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