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Development of the Autofluorescence Endoscope Imaging System
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