Method and System for Enhanced Fluorescence Tissue and Cancer Margin Imaging

Abstract

A method of analyzing a tissue is provided that includes: administering a fluorescent agent to a tissue; producing a first excitation light that is configured to produce a fluorescence emission from the fluorescent agent administered to the tissue; producing a second excitation light that is configured to produce an autofluorescence emission from a biomolecule of interest present within the tissue; using a photodetector to detect the fluorescence emissions and produce first signals representative thereof, and produce second signals representative of the autofluorescence emission; producing an image using the first and second signals. The image includes a first, second and third portions representative of tissue types present within the tissue; and analyzing the tissue to identify diseased tissue and to distinguish it from the first and second tissue types.

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