Quantitative Phase Imaging Using Digital Holographic Microscopy Reliably Assesses Morphology and Reflects Elastic Properties of Fibrotic Intestinal Tissue

Intestinal strictures are a frequent complication in patients with Crohn’s Disease (CD) and the presence of fibrosis within strictures impacts the therapeutic treatment approach. Here, we evaluate quantitative phase imaging (QPI) using digital holographic microscopy (DHM) for the evaluation of fibro...

Verfasser: Bokemeyer, Arne
Tepasse, Phil-Robin
Quill, Lena
Lenz, Philipp
Rijcken, Emile Jan Marie
Vieth, Michael
Ding, Nik
Ketelhut, Steffi
Rieder, Florian
Kemper, Björn
Bettenworth, Dominik
FB/Einrichtung:FB 05: Medizinische Fakultät
Dokumenttypen:Artikel
Medientypen:Text
Erscheinungsdatum:2019
Publikation in MIAMI:30.06.2020
Datum der letzten Änderung:05.07.2023
Angaben zur Ausgabe:[Electronic ed.]
Quelle:Scientific Reports 9 (2019) 19388, 1-11
Schlagwörter:Biophysics; Crohn's disease; Phase-contrast microscopy
Fachgebiet (DDC):610: Medizin und Gesundheit
Lizenz:CC BY 4.0
Sprache:English
Förderung:Finanziert durch den Open-Access-Publikationsfonds der Westfälischen Wilhelms-Universität Münster (WWU Münster).
Format:PDF-Dokument
URN:urn:nbn:de:hbz:6-60189423820
Weitere Identifikatoren:DOI: 10.1038/s41598-019-56045-2
Permalink:https://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:hbz:6-60189423820
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Intestinal strictures are a frequent complication in patients with Crohn’s Disease (CD) and the presence of fibrosis within strictures impacts the therapeutic treatment approach. Here, we evaluate quantitative phase imaging (QPI) using digital holographic microscopy (DHM) for the evaluation of fibrosis within CD strictures. 30 full thickness resection specimens were obtained from non-stenotic and stenotic tissue areas of 15 CD patients. Cryostat sections were analyzed by DHM to measure the spatial distribution of the refractive index (RI) to quantify tissue density. Complementary, histopathological evaluation of H&E staining and immunofluorescence (IF) targeting fibrosis markers served as the gold standard. Moreover, tissue stiffness was evaluated by elastography. RI values assessed by DHM were significantly higher in stenotic compared to non-stenotic tissue areas (p