Miniaturised fibre-optic probes for biomedical image and sensor data fusion

该项目旨在开发基于光纤的新型微型生物医学成像设备，这些设备可以通过皮下注射针头或导管插入人体。这些装置将具有生成组织区域的三维图像的能力。由于这些设备还能够感测组织的生物化学或机械特性，因此它们可以用于区分健康组织和患病组织。这些微创设备将产生信息丰富的多维融合图像和传感器数据，为生物学家和医学研究人员研究活体动物和人类的疾病进展和治疗开辟了新的可能性，具有巨大的科学发现潜力。

The project aims to develop new types of tiny biomedical imaging devices based on optical fibres that can be inserted into the body via hypodermic needles or catheters. These devices will have the ability to generate a three-dimensional image of the tissue region. As the devices will also be able to sense biochemical or mechanical properties of the tissue, they can be used to differentiate healthy from diseased tissue. These minimally invasive devices will produce information-rich multidimensional fused image and sensor data, opening up new possibilities for biologists and medical researchers to study disease progression and treatment in living animals and humans, with great potential for scientific discovery.