A PRESSURE-SENSITIVE FIBER OPTIC PROBE FOR REAL-TIME IN VIVO TISSUE OPTICAL SPECTROSCOPY, A SYSTEM INCORPORATING THE SAME AND A METHOD FOR USING THE SAME

摘要

A method and system for obtaining biomedical data for diagnosis purposes, the method comprising: irradiating a tissue sample with a source of radiation;receiving a spectra collected from the tissue sample as a result of irradiation of the tissue sample from a spectrograph; delivering radiation to the sample and collecting and returning the spectra to the spectrograph via a pressure sensitive probe; measuring the pressure exerted by the probe on the tissue sample using a pressure sensor; adjusting the pressure to be at a predetermined value when the spectra is collected using a pressure adjustment module.