Laser induced fluorescence model of human goiter

Laser induced fluorescence (LIF) with wide area surveillance for resected thyroid tissue solid chunks is presented. The characteristic LIF spectra of goiter were established. The state of tissue at each point represents a superposition of normal and pathology states. To our knowledge two co-existing pathological effects were observed optically for the first time. It is demonstrated that the LIF spectral functions and their intensities well-labeled such areas and represent a good tool for medical diagnostics of goiter and for the definition of the degree of abnormality and geometrical sizes of these areas.