MULTI-MODAL OPTICAL TISSUE DIAGNOSTIC SYSTEM

摘要

An apparatus and method according to the invention utilizes a radiation source (20) and processor (44) to combine more than one optical modality (spectroscopic method), including but not limited to fluorescence, absorption, reflectance, polarization anisotropy, and phase modulation, to decouple morphological and biochemical changes associated with tissue changes due to disease, and thus to provide an accurate diagnosis for tissue condition.