This subproject is one of many research subprojects utilizing the resources provided by a Center grant funded by NIH/NCRR. The subproject and investigator (PI) may have received primary funding from another NIH source, and thus could be represented in other CRISP entries. The institution listed is for the Center, which is not necessarily the institution for the investigator. The long-term goal of the proposed research is to develop a non-invasive real-time clinical capability for early detection, diagnosis, monitoring and screening of pre-malignant and malignant lesions. Based on laser-induced fluorescence (LIF) techniques for characterization of 5-aminolevulinic acid (ALA)- induced protoporphyrin IX (PpIX) fluorescence and of endogenous fluorescence, the proposed approach is unique in combining emissions from these 2 types of fluorescence into one maximally informative diagnostic measurement.
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