Laser-induced differential fluorescence for cancer diagnosis without biopsy

Applied Spectroscopy

Volumn 51, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 58-63

  Vo Dinh, Tuan ^a   Panjehpour, Masoud ^b   Overholt, Bergein F ^b   Buckley III, Paul ^b  

^a OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b THOMPSON CANCER SURVIVAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Barrett's esophagus; Cancer; Esophagus; Laser induced fluorescence

Indexed keywords

FIBER OPTICS; FLUORESCENCE; LASER PULSES; ONCOLOGY; PROBES;

BARRET'S ESOPHAGUS; DIFFERENTIAL NORMALIZED FLUORESCENCE (DNF); LASER INDUCED FLUORESCENCE;

ENDOSCOPY;

EID: 0030643615     PISSN: 00037028     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1366/0003702971938768     Document Type: Article

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