| 摘要 |
The methods and apparatus according to the invention combine more than one optical modality, including but not limited to, fluorescence, absorption, reflectance, polarization anisotropy, and phase modulation to decouple morphological, biochemical changes associated with tissue changes, thus to provide an accurate diagnosis of the tissue's condition. The apparatus includes a transmit optical fiber bundle (52) to illuminate a target tissue, and optical fibers (54) to receive electromagnetic radiation returned from t he target tissue. The processor device (44) analyzes the returned electromagnet ic radiation to determine characteristics of the target tissue.
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