Imaging of the vascular distribution of the outer ear using optical coherence tomography angiography for highly accurate positioning of a hearable sensor

Author:

Hong Juyeon1ORCID,Seong Daewoon1ORCID,Kang Dongwan1,Kim Hyunmo1,Jang Jeong Hun2ORCID,Jeon Mansik1ORCID,Kim Jeehyun1

Affiliation:

1. School of Electronic and Electrical Engineering, College of IT Engineering, Kyungpook National University 1 , 80, Daehak-ro, Buk-gu, Daegu 41566, South Korea

2. Department of Otolaryngology, School of Medicine, Ajou University 2 , 206, World cup-ro, Yeongtong-gu, Suwon 16499, South Korea

Abstract

Novel hearable technology is securely and comfortably positioned within the ear canal minimizing inaccuracies caused by accessory movements during activities. Despite extensive research on hearable technologies within the outer ear, there is a lack of research in the field of vascular imaging and quantitative analysis in the outer ear in vivo, which is one of the crucial factors to select the appropriate sensor position. Therefore, in this paper, we introduced optical coherence tomography angiography (OCTA)-based qualitative and quantitative analyses to visualize the inner vasculature of the outer ear to acquire vascular maps for microvascular assessments in vivo. By generating maximum amplitude projection images from three-dimensional blood vascular volume, we identified variations of blood vessel signal caused by the different biological characteristics and curvature of the ear among individuals. The performance of micro-vascular mapping using the proposed method was validated through the comparison and analysis of individual vascular parameters using extracted 20 vascular-related variables. In addition, we extracted pulsatile blood flow signals, demonstrating its potential to provide photoplethysmographic signals and ear blood maps simultaneously. Therefore, our proposed OCTA-based method for ear vascular mapping successfully provides quantitative information about ear vasculature, which is potentially used for determining the position of system-on-chip sensors for health monitoring in hearable devices.

Funder

Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy

Publisher

AIP Publishing

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