Advances in Optical Technologies
Volume 2008 (2008), Article ID 862081, 7 pages
doi:10.1155/2008/862081
Research Article
5-ALA Mediated Fluorescence Detection of Gastrointestinal Tumors
1Institute of Electronics, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 72 Tsarigradsko Chaussee Boulevard, 1784 Sofia, Bulgaria
2Gastroenterology Department, University Hospital “Queen Giovanna”, 8 Bjalo More Street, 1527 Sofia, Bulgaria
Received 7 March 2008; Revised 7 May 2008; Accepted 19 June 2008
Academic Editor: Stoyan Tanev
Copyright © 2008 Ekaterina Borisova et al. This is an open access article distributed under the
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