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device. When pressure is applied to the photoprobe, a xenon tube generates a strobe light, and this light passes through the subcutaneous tissue. The reflected light returns through the second fiber optic bundle to the spectrophotometric module. The intensity of the yellow color in this light, after correcting for the hemoglobin, is measured and instantly displayed. The TcB correlates well with serum bilirubin levels but has important limitations: inaccuracies in individuals with varying melanin pigments, unreliable

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