Finger-mounted optical probe designed to improve breast cancer removal

Tuesday, March 12, 2019 - 08:30 in Health & Medicine

Researchers have developed the first wearable probe that enhances the sense of touch by imaging and quantifying the stiffness and elasticity of biological tissue. The device is being developed to improve the surgical removal of breast cancer and might also be useful for brain and liver surgery and other types of cancer.

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