Date of Event
8-13-2021
Location/Venue
via Zoom
Description
The College of Science Physics Department invited the academic community to a lecture entitled Using Time Domain OCT and Gelatin-based Skin Phantom as Training Tools for Venipuncture by Dr. Paulito F. Mandia.
Abstract: Optical coherence tomography (OCT) is a non-invasive imaging modality developed in the early 1990’s for retinal imaging. Further modifications allowed OCT’s to be used on other parts of the human body, and non-medical areas as well. Timedomain OCT (TD-OCT) basically is a Michelson interferometer with a low-coherence light source which enables noninvasive, cross-sectional visualization of the sample. In this paper, the researchers used the TDOCT system, which uses a rotating reference mirror. Using this system in conjunction with fabricated skin phantoms, students of venipuncture can hone their skills on skin phantoms before practicing on actual persons. This helps in mitigating the potential risks inherent to the performance of invasive procedures such as venipuncture. Furthermore, the skin phantom is chiefly composed of gelatin with latex tubing used to imitate the veins. Such materials are cheap and readily available, allowing multiple phantoms to be fabricated easily. Preliminary results showed that OCT is a promising tool in imaging the tissue phantom and thus can be utilized for venipuncture training.
Sponsors
Physics Department
Event Type
Lectures and lecturing
Information Source
Help Desk Announcement : August 3, 2021
Keywords
Optical coherence tomography; Paulito F. Mandia
Recommended Citation
Mandia, P. F. (2021). Using time domain OCT and gelatin-based skin phantom as training tools for venipuncture. Retrieved from https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/events_diary/218
Comments
About the speaker: Paulito Mandia obtained his medical degree at Saint Louis University in Baguio. He practiced medicine in the Cordilleras. Driven by more intense intellectual challenges, he pursued Masters of Science in Physics in De La Salle University. Thus, he failed his Quantum Mechanics and Classical Electrodynamics subjects. Despite this, he persevered in his studies and took interest in Optical Coherence Tomography, which would be his thesis. He represented his research group in Japan twice on the said research. Finally after over four years, he passed his thesis defense. He was also a parttime faculty in De La Salle University while doing his thesis.