This article reviews some of the recent advances on FTIR spectroscopy in areas related to
natural tissues and cell biology. It is an update on our previously published review on the …

This article reviews some of the recent advances on FTIR spectroscopy in areas related to
natural tissues and cell biology. It is the second review publication resulting from a detailed …

▪ Abstract The interaction of light within tissue has been used to recognize disease since the
mid-1800s. The recent developments of small light sources, detectors, and fiber optic probes …

Abbreviations: ACF, aberrant crypt foci; ALA, 5-aminolevulinic acid; AIS4PC, tetrasulfonated
chloroaluminum phthalocyanine; antiCEA MoAb, anticarcinoembryonic antigen; BBC, basal …

Optical spectroscopy has been extensively studied as a potential in vivo diagnostic tool that
can provide information about both the chemical and morphologic structure of tissue in near …

Fiber optic probes are a key element for biomedical spectroscopic sensing. We review the
use of fiber optic probes for optical spectroscopy, focusing on applications in turbid media …

An endoscope-compatible, optical fiber system has been developed which can be used to
obtain laser-induced fluorescence spectra of mucosal abnormalities during endoscopy in …

57 ABSTRACT A method and apparatus for detecting tissue abnormality, particularly
precancerous cervical tissue, through fluores cence or Raman spectroscopy, or a …

Abstract Background and Objectives: Recently, significant progress has been made toward
the development of optical, noninvasive medical diagnostics. The goal of this study was to …

Objective To evaluate the clinical potential of fluorescence spectroscopy (a noninvasive
technique for assessing the chemical and morphologic composition of tissue) for in vivo …