Phasor analysis is commonly used for fluorescence-lifetime imaging microscopy (FLIM) data analysis and has been adapted for pump–probe imaging data analysis. Signals are decomposed into their real and imaginary parts of the Fourier transform at a given frequency. By plotting the real and imaginary parts against one another, the distribution of different chromophores with distinct lifetimes can be mapped. In melanoma studies, this approach has again shown to be able to distinguish between the different forms of melanin. One of the main advantages of phasor analysis is that it provides an intuitive qualitative, graphical view of the content It has also been combined with PCA for quantitative analysis.