A method and a system is provided for discriminating between healthy cervical tissue and pathologic cervical tissue based on the fluorescence response of the tissue to laser excitation (LIF) and the backscatter response to illumination by white light (in the spectral range of 360 to 750 nm). Combining...http://www.google.com/patents/US7127282?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US7127282 - Optical methods and systems for rapid screening of the cervix
