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g and Diagnosis with Light Optical Cancer Imaging Lab Screening and Diagnosis with Light SearchQuick Links BCCRC Department of Integrative Oncology SFU School of Engineering Science UBC Biomedical EngineeringHome Research Imaging Technologies Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT) Autofluorescence Imaging (AFI) Dual Modality OCT-AFI Confocal Fluorescence Clinical Applications Lung Cancer Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Oral Cancer Cervical Cancer People Publications Join About Post navigation ← Older posts SPIE Photonics West 2024 Posted on February 22, 2024 by Jeanie Malone Left to right: Eric, Kimiya, Jeanie, Alicia, and Adrian OCIL trainees presented work at SPIE Photonics West 2024 in San Francisco, California. You can read more about their presentations here: Jeanie Malone: Multipath contrast imaging for oral cancer management Adrian Tanskanen: Endobronchial multipath contrast imaging of vascular networks and lung cancer Eric Brace: Optical coherence tomography and autofluorescence guided biopsy of small airways using a suction-snare biopsy tool Alicia Fung: Segmental airway phantom for endobronchial optical coherence tomography Posted in Uncategorized Congratulations Mehar & Allan! Posted on December 18, 2023 by Jeanie Malone Attenuation coefficient of normal (left) and pathologic (right) oral tissue. A segmented airway and example cross-sections (segmentations in green). Congratulations to Mehar and Allan who successfully defended their undergraduate honours theses this fall! Mehar’s work ‘ Methods for the Estimation of Depth-resolved Attenuation in OCT ‘ compared different approaches for calculating the attenuation coefficient from OCT data. This allows us to characterize optical properties of tissue as they change with respect to depth. Allan developed an automated tool to segment the tissue surface in OCT of the small airways of the lung. This tool allow us to quantify image features in the small airways without requiring manual segmentation. You can read his thesis, ‘ Lumen Segmentation in Endobronchial Optical Coherence Tomography with Deep Learning ‘ online. Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged awards , news media Congratulations Chloe! Posted on August 17, 2023 by Jeanie Malone Chloe successfully defended her Master’s thesis ‘ Segmentation of Oral Optical Coherence Tomography with Deep Learning ‘ with no revisions, the highest level of pass at Simon Fraser University’s School of Engineering Science. Chloe developed a four-part neural network pipeline to aid OCT interpretation by providing en face maps of epithelial depth. This allows for rapid identification of the most pathologic region in endoscopic OCT of the oral cavity, which may help identify the best site for biopsy. Chloe’s pipeline demonstrates as-good-as or better agreement than manual assessment between two raters, suggesting strong performance. Further work includes validating this tool on data acquired with a different OCT system to test generalizability. Posted in Awards , News Media Endocervical Cancer Screening Study Posted on June 26, 2023 by Jeanie Malone Screening is one of the most powerful tools we have to improve patient outcomes — earlier diagnoses allow for earlier interventions. Our group is conducting an imaging study examining the endocervical canal, which is hard to assess in traditional colposcopy. In the most recent addition to the GCI Knowledge Translation Blog , OCIL PhD candidate Jeanie Malone discusses the imaging device used to look for early cancers, precancers, and other areas of concern. You can read more about this study here . Posted in News Media Optica Biophotonics Optics Congress 2023 Posted on May 1, 2023 by Jeanie Malone Dr. Lane & OCIL trainees presented work at the Optica Biophotonics Congress: Optics in the Life Sciences 2023 here in Vancouver! You can read more about their presentations here: Pierre Lane: Endoscopic OCT-AFI – in Vivo Imaging of the Lungs, Oral Cavity, and Gynecologic Tract Adrian Tanskanen: Multipath Artifacts in Single-Fiber Endoscopic Multimodal Optical Coherence Tomography Provide Angular Contrast Jeanie Malone: Multipath Artifacts in Co-Registered Optical Coherence Tomography and Autofluorescence Imaging Provide Biomarkers for Ovarian Cancer Detection Posted in News Media SPIE Photonics West 2023 Posted on February 7, 2023 by Jeanie Malone OCIL trainees presented work at SPIE Photonics West 2023 in San Francisco, California. You can read more about their presentations here: Adrian Tanskanen: Multipath contrast imaging in endoscopic multimodal optical coherence tomography Jeanie Malone: Multipath contrast of optical coherence tomography for early cancer detection Chloe Hill: Epithelial segmentation of oral OCT with deep learning to quantify thickness and degree of stratification Eric Brace: Quantification and improvement of signal-to-background ratio of endogenous fluorescence imaging using double-clad fiber endoscopes Posted in News Media Undergraduate Summer Students Posted on January 9, 2023 by Jeanie Malone The Optical Cancer Imaging Laboratory (OCIL) at the British Columbia Cancer Research Institute (BCCRI) is seeking enthusiastic students for research and development of nondestructive, high-resolution optical instruments for early cancer detection and management. The OCIL offers a unique experience for students in a multidisciplinary clinical and research environment. We are hiring a summer student for summer 2023 (May-Aug) to help us develop deep learning image segmentation programs and phantoms to test our endoscopes. Interested in working with us? Learn about the position, and how to apply. Posted in Recruitment Post-Doctoral Fellowship Posted on December 22, 2022 by Pierre Lane We are seeking qualified individuals to pursue mutually beneficial projects related to the current research program in the OCIL at the BC Cancer Research Institute . Fellowships can start early 2023. There are several research projects of interest, including but not limited to, development of OCT systems for endoscopic imaging in the 800nm band, time-resolved fluorescence imaging, and multimodal endoscopic imaging. The successful candidate will join an interdisciplinary research group including engineers, imaging scientists, and clinicians. See the OCIL Recruitment Page for details. Interested candidates should forward a cover letter that expresses their research interests, curriculum vitae, and two references to Rebecca White ( rebecca.white@bccrc.ca ) with OCT PDF 2023” in the subject line. Posted in Recruitment Studentships – Fall 2023 Posted on December 22, 2022 by Pierre Lane Would you like to work at the interface of engineering and medicine? Do you have a background in engineering or physical science and the desire to apply it to the early detection of cancer? We are accepting applications for MASc/PhD Studentships in the Optical Cancer Imagine Lab (OCIL) at the BC Cancer Research Institute . Expected start date is September 2023. See the OCIL Recruitment Page for details. Interested candidates should forward a brief cover letter that expresses their research interests, curriculum vitae, and references to Rebecca White ( rebecca.white@bccrc.ca ) with PHD STUDENTSHIP 2023” in the subject line. Posted in Recruitment TFRI BC Node Research Day – Poster Award! Posted on November 26, 2022 by Pierre Lane Congratulation to Jeanie Malone who won a poster award at the BC Cancer Summit – Terry Fox Research Institute (TFRI) BC Node Research Day . Her poster,Multipath contrast of optical coherence tomography of the fallopian tubes for early ovarian cancer detection ” won in the Translational/Clinical Category. Posted in Awards Post navigation ← Older posts Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT) Autofluorescence Imaging (AFI) Dual Modality OCT-AFI Confocal FluorescenceOptical Cancer Imaging Lab 675 West 10th Ave Vancouver, BC V5Z 1L3...