Monte-Carlo-based model for the extraction of intrinsic fluorescence from turbid media

Abstract
Fluorescence spectroscopy has been used successfully to discriminate premalignancy and malignancy in a number of organ sites.1 However, due to the complex interplay of absorption, scattering, and fluorescence in tissue, it is difficult to separate the intrinsic fluorescence properties from absorption and scattering, thus making these spectra difficult to interpret.