Optical biopsy of lymph node morphology using optical coherence tomography.

Optical diagnostic imaging techniques are increasingly being used in the clinical environment, allowing for improved screening and diagnosis while minimizing the number of invasive procedures. Diffuse optical tomography, for example, is capable of whole-breast imaging and is being developed as an alternative to traditional X-ray mammography. While this may eventually be a very effective screening method, other optical techniques are better suited for imaging on the cellular and molecular scale.

Bone wax prevents nystagmus after labyrinthine fenestration in guinea pigs.

Objective: We examined the effect of 3 methods of closure of labyrinthine fenestrations.

Study Design And Setting: A guinea pig animal model was developed to examine the effect of 3 methods of closure of labyrinthine fenestrations. These methods included bone wax alone, fascia and fibrin glue, and fascia alone.

DentaScan as an accurate method of predicting mandibular invasion in patients with squamous cell carcinoma of the oral cavity.

Objective: To determine the diagnostic accuracy of a dental computed tomographic software program, DentaScan, in assessing mandibular bone invasion in patients with squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) of the oral cavity clinically fixed to the mandible.

Design: Retrospective chart review.

Setting: Academic tertiary care medical center.

The influence of reconstructive modality on cost of care in head and neck oncologic surgery.

Objective: To determine the differential costs of 3 reconstructive modalities in patients undergoing head and neck oncologic surgery.

Design: Cost-identification analysis.

Setting: Academic tertiary care medical center.