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Picosecond laser system targets brain tumors and disease
… European academics and vendors is collaborating on a multilaser system that can nonthermally treat and remove deep-seated brain tumors and treat functional diseases such as Parkinson's. Designed and constructed by MRC Systems (Heidelberg, Germany …
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BIOMEDICAL IMAGING: Has multiphoton imaging come of age?
… applications of nonlinear microscopy and improving prospects for clinical diagnosis in areas ranging from dental disease to brain tumors . JOHN GIRKIN As multiphoton microscopy comes of age, it is perhaps a sensible time to assess how far the method has …
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NASA LED technology reduces painful effects of cancer treatment
… Over the years, Quantum has worked to develop HEALS technology for use in medical fields, specifically with pediatric brain tumors and hard-to-heal wounds such as diabetic skin ulcers, serious burns and oral mucositis. The clinical trial was …
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PHOTONICS APPLIED: MEDICAL DIAGNOSTICS: Early cancer diagnosis--the next-best thing to a cure
… anti-Stokes Raman scattering (CARS) and stimulated Raman scattering (SRS) to visualize the margins of cancerous brain tumors .4 The work is a collaborative effort with Dr. Geoff Young and colleagues at Brigham and Women’s Hospital. “By …
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Diode sources make cancer treatments cost-effective
… begun human clinical trials on brain tumors in children. The device for extracorporeal ..... sources for photodynamic therapy of brain tumors is well recognized.1 Each year ..... about 11,000 new cases of primary brain tumors are diagnosed in children under …
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"Inoperable" brain tumor treated
… radical new treatment offering hope against one of the deadliest cancers. 97000. Americans are diagnosed with malignant brain tumors every year. All too often those cancer cells can't be reached through surgery. But this new treatment literally …
97000. Americans are diagnosed with malignant brain tumors every year. All too often those cancer cells can't be reached through surgery. -
Imaging & Detector Industry Report
… tumor margins when they operate on patients who have brain tumors , according to investigators at The University of Texas ..... be able to shine a light during surgery to diagnose brain tumors and discern the borders of tumors with greater precision …
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Can the Internet help scientists predict (and improve) the future?
… like the cell phone are actually increasing productivity and streamlining communication, or alternatively, causing brain tumors and reducing face-to-face interactions to the point of contributing to social degeneracy. Here is just a sampling …
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CONFERENCE REVIEW: Photon Forum highlights optoelectronic opportunities
… Nashville, TN) spoke about Raman spectroscopy and its use in the medical field, for example in finding the extent of brain tumors with ill-defined boundaries, and in the detection of skin cancer. In fact, Mahadevan-Jansen sees the eventual …
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MULTISPECTRAL DETECTORS: Multispectral system evaluates treatments in dermatology
… malignant tissue can provide improved diagnosis before biopsy or treatment of invasive tumors. As an example, malignant brain tumors on a human cortex were imaged during surgery. A false-color visualization was created by putting three spectrally …
