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We review and evaluate the impact of in vivo optical biopsies performed by tissue image analysis on the surgeon\u2019s diagnostic ability and sampling precision and investigate how operation complications could be minimized. Methods: We performed a literature search in PubMed, IEEE, Xplore, Elsevier, and Google Scholar, which yielded 28 relevant articles. Our literature review summarizes the available data on CATIA of human tissues and explores the possibilities of computer-assisted early disease diagnoses, including cancer. Results: Hysteroscopic image texture analysis of the endometrium successfully distinguished benign from malignant conditions up to 91% of the time. In dermatologic studies, the accuracy of distinguishing nevi melanoma from benign disease fluctuated from 73% to 81%. Skin biopsies of basal cell carcinoma and melanoma exhibited an accuracy of 92.4%, sensitivity of 99.1%, and specificity of 93.3% and distinguished nonmelanoma and normal lesions from benign precancerous lesions with 91.9% and 82.8% accuracy, respectively. Gastrointestinal and endometrial examinations are still at the experimental phase. Conclusions: CATIA is a promising application for distinguishing normal from abnormal tissues during endoscopic procedures and minimally invasive surgeries. However, the efficacy of computer-assisted diagnostics in distinguishing benign from malignant states is still not well documented. 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