Research Article

Development of a Novel Embedded Relay Lens Microscopic Hyperspectral Imaging System for Cancer Diagnosis: Use of the Mice with Oral Cancer to Be the Example

Table 1

The comparison of four fluorescence based optical techniques.

Optical techniqueHyperspectrumConfocalOCTRaman
Scanning rangeWideWideNarrowNarrow
Scanning timeMedianSlowFastFast
Spectral rangeWideWideNarrowWide
Spatial resolutionBy objective By objective10  m (axial)By objective
(for 20x, 0.5  m)
Depth scanningNoYesYesNo
Main applicationBiomedical image, Biomedical imageBiomedical imageIdentification of biomolecule
Classification of biomolecule

The OCT represents the Optical Coherence Tomography.