Biomedical Optics in Otorhinolaryngology: Head and Neck Surgery

Front Matter....Pages i-xviii
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Practical Endoscopy for Laser Interventions of the Upper Aerodigestive Tract....Pages 3-20
Laser Interventions for Early Cancer in the Upper Aerodigestive Tract....Pages 21-32
Laser Resection of Pharyngeal Cancer....Pages 33-49
Transoral Laser Microsurgery for Laryngeal Cancer....Pages 51-66
Laser Applications for Nonmalignant Conditions of the Larynx....Pages 67-78
Laser Myringotomy....Pages 79-92
Laser-Based Stapes Surgery....Pages 93-114
Laser-Assisted Implantation of Nitinol Stapes Prosthesis....Pages 115-124
Endonasal Laser Ablation of Soft Tissue....Pages 125-140
Current Concepts in Laser Surgery: Endonasal Laser Turbinate Reduction....Pages 141-153
Laser-Lithotripsy of Salivary Stones....Pages 155-166
Laser Treatment for Vascular Malformations and Hemangiomas in the Head and Neck....Pages 167-179
Front Matter....Pages 181-182
Transoral Robotic Surgery and Lasers....Pages 183-201
1540 nm-Er/Glass Laser-Assisted Cartilage Reshaping For Protruding Ears (LACR)....Pages 203-212
Cartilage Reshaping of the Nose....Pages 213-233
Low Level Laser (Light) Therapy (LLLT) in Otolaryngology....Pages 235-251
Stimulation of Neurons with Infrared Radiation....Pages 253-284
Front Matter....Pages 285-286
Physics of Photodynamic Therapy....Pages 287-309
Light Sources, Drugs, and Dosimetry....Pages 311-336
Guidelines on Clinical Management....Pages 337-358
Front Matter....Pages 285-286
Oral Cavity: Early Lesions....Pages 359-376
Photodynamic Therapy of Oropharyngeal Malignancies....Pages 377-388
Photodynamic Therapy for the Management of Laryngeal Malignancies....Pages 389-398
Photodynamic Therapy for Advanced Malignancies and Palliation....Pages 399-414
Photodynamic Therapy of Malignancies of the Nasopharynx, the Nasal Cavity, and the Paranasal Sinuses....Pages 415-425
Front Matter....Pages 427-430
Fluorescence and Reflectance Spectroscopy for Detection of Oral Dysplasia and Cancer....Pages 431-449
Elastic Scattering Spectroscopy for Thyroid Disease....Pages 451-462
Fluorescence Imaging (Auto and Enhanced)....Pages 463-478
Confocal Endomicroscopy and Optical Coherence Tomography for Differentiation Between Low-Grade and High-Grade Lesions of the Larynx....Pages 479-490
Confocal Microscopy and Micro-endoscopy of the Larynx....Pages 491-509
Nonlinear Microscopy of the Vocal Folds....Pages 511-528
Optical Coherence Tomography....Pages 529-543
Optical Coherence Tomography for the Middle and Inner Ear....Pages 545-557
Optical Coherence Tomography of the Oral Cavity and Pharynx: Normative Anatomy and Benign Processes....Pages 559-571
Optical Coherence Tomography of the Larynx: Normative Anatomy and Benign Processes....Pages 573-588
Optical Coherence Tomography of Malignancies of the Head and Neck....Pages 589-599
Early Detection and Diagnosis of Oral Premalignant Squamous Mucosal Lesions....Pages 601-617
Image-Guided Surgery by OCT and Other Optical Imaging Modalities....Pages 619-623
Narrow Band Imaging of the Upper Aerodigestive Tract....Pages 625-637
Back Matter....Pages 639-653