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Optical spectroscopy for the early diagnosis of gastrointestinal malignancy

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The early diagnosis of gastrointestinal malignancy will allow eradication of the disease prior to invasive cancer. At present, fluorescence spectroscopy offers the most realistic prospect of an early clinical system and is currently under evaluation. Optical coherence tomography can differentiate the layers of the oesophageal wall and has greater reolution than ultrasound. Although complicated, Raman spectroscopy offers the greatest information with possible development of a molecular endoscope.

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Barr, H., Dix, T. & Stone, N. Optical spectroscopy for the early diagnosis of gastrointestinal malignancy. Laser Med Sci 13, 3–13 (1998). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00592955

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