title: Fibre-optic sensors in health care.
abstract: Biomedical fibre-optic sensors are attractive for the measurement of physical, chemical and biochemical parameters and for spectral measurements directly performed on the patient. An overview of fibre-optic sensors for in vivo monitoring is given, with particular attention paid to the advantages that these sensors are able to offer in different application fields such as cardiovascular and intensive care, angiology, gastroenterology, ophthalmology, oncology, neurology, dermatology and dentistry.
authors.affiliation: Istituto di Ricerca sulle Onde Elettromagnetiche "Nello Carrara', del Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, Firenze, Italy.
authors.forename: A G
authors.initials: AG
authors.lastname: Mignani
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Baldini
mesh_terms: D000792:Angiography / Q000379:methods; D002309:Cardiology / Q000379:methods; D003813:Dentistry / Q000379:methods; D003880:Dermatology / Q000379:methods; D003952:Diagnostic Imaging; D005336:Fiber Optic Technology / Q000379:methods*; D005762:Gastroenterology / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D009462:Neurology / Q000379:methods; D009885:Ophthalmology / Q000379:methods; D055095:Optics and Photonics; D018787:Radiation Oncology / Q000379:methods