title: Development of the autofluorescence endoscope imaging system.
abstract: It is a well known fact that light emitted at a specific wavelength induces fluorescence in the human body. This kind of fluorescence is called autofluorescence. The application of autofluorescence diagnosis, on the other hand, is a more complicated system designed to detect faint autofluorescence inherent in tissues/cells. We have adopted this autofluorescence diagnosis method and developed a new autofluorescence endoscope imaging system called the SAFE-1000. Normal mucosa emitting autofluorescence appears green on the monitor, while abnormal mucosa shows a dark image caused by the lack of autofluorescence.
authors.affiliation: Research and Designing Department Medical Instrument Division Asahi Optical Co. Ltd. 2-36-9 Maenocho Itabashi-ku Tokyo 174 Japan.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Adachi
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Utsui
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Furusawa