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Optical Fibers in Medicine

Instruments to view internal anatomy plainly, sensors to analyze blood reliably and laser systems to perform surgery inside the body safely—all rely on fiber-optic technologies

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Scientific American Magazine Vol 260 Issue 5This article was originally published with the title “Optical Fibers in Medicine” in Scientific American Magazine Vol. 260 No. 5 (), p. 120
doi:10.1038/scientificamerican0589-120