Abstract
Tissue diagnosis and characterization are critically important to the development and applications of laser-based therapeutic procedures in urology (viz., laser lithotripsy and bladder cancer treatment). Recently, we demonstratedfor thefirst time that the new technique of nearinfrared laser excited Fourier transform (FT)-Raman spectroscopy can readily differentiate various types of renal stones and bladder cancer from normal kidney I bladder tissues. It has thus become possible to develop an FT-Raman-based fiberoptic sensor for clinical use in laser lithotripsy and bladder cancer treatment. The future development of such a diagnostic modality will allow a surgeon I physician to take real-time Raman spectra of urinary calculi or cancerous tissue via a flexible fiberoptic probe.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Pages (from-to) | 60-66 |
| Number of pages | 7 |
| Journal | Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering |
| Volume | 1643 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Jun 1 1992 |
| Externally published | Yes |
| Event | Laser Surgery: Advanced Characterization, Therapeutics, and Systems III 1992 - Los Angeles, United States Duration: Jan 19 1992 → Jan 24 1992 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
- Condensed Matter Physics
- Computer Science Applications
- Applied Mathematics
- Electrical and Electronic Engineering