Multiphoton endoscope could minimize biopsies
Tuesday, October 18, 2011 - 07:00
in Health & Medicine
(Medical Xpress) -- From precancerous lesions in the bladder to polyps in the colon, pathologists are constantly examining tissue biopsies for diagnoses. Researchers at Cornell are pushing the limits of the well-established imaging technology called multiphoton microscopy by shrinking the microscopes so they can be inserted safely into a patient's body -- and minimizing the need for unnecessary biopsies.