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    • Biomedical Engineering
    • Gastroenterology
    • Medical Imaging

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    • Fluorescence molecular endoscopy (FME) shows promise for early disease detection and personalized medicine in the GI tract.
    • Current FME system assessment relies on subjective endoscopist evaluations, hindering reproducibility and clinical translation.
    • A standardized, objective performance assessment is crucial for FME's widespread adoption.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To develop a robust methodology for FME system performance assessment and quality control.
    • To introduce a novel multi-parametric rigid standard for objective FME evaluation.
    • To overcome a key bottleneck in the clinical translation of FME technology.

    Main Methods:

    • Development of a novel multi-parametric rigid standard for FME systems.
    • Experimental validation of the standard's photostability.
    • Demonstration of the standard for characterizing FME sensitivity and enabling quality control over time and usage.

    Main Results:

    • The proposed standard enables single-acquisition characterization of FME system sensitivity.
    • The standard facilitates performance comparison across multiple FME systems.
    • The standard allows for time-dependent and usage-based quality control of FME systems, identifying degradation.

    Conclusions:

    • Composite fluorescence standards ensure FME systems meet performance criteria before procedures.
    • Regular quality control with the standard allows timely replacement of degrading components.
    • This methodology addresses a major barrier, facilitating the clinical integration of FME.