French scientists report on their new findings on fragments and dust after holmium laser lithotripsy with and without ‘Moses technology’ applied to urinary stones.
Raman Spectroscopy Guidance System Integrated with a Brain Biopsy Needle
A team of Canadian researchers developed and clinically tested a navigation‐guided fiberoptic Raman probe that allows surgeons to interrogate brain tissue in situ at the tip of the biopsy needle prior to tissue removal.
New Easy and Safe Method To Assess Brain Death
A team of Chinese and American researchers succesfully used near‐infrared spectroscopy (NIRS) for fast and accurate evaluation of brain death.
New Design for Potential Handheld Microscope for In Vivo Skin Imaging
A team of researchers from the University of Paris, France developed a compact high‐speed full‐field optical coherence microscope for high‐resolution in vivo imaging of biological tissues.
New Probe to Reduce Premature Births
A team of researchers from the Vanderbilt University in Nashville, USA, developed a visually guided Raman spectroscopy probe for cervical assessment during pregnancy which could help in diminishing premature births.
New Optoacoustic Visualization Technique for Hyperthermia
A team of researchers demonstrated the capability of RSOM for detailed, cross‐sectional visualization of microvascular changes in the skin in the volar and dorsal aspects of the human forearm in response to local hyperthermia.
Antimicrobial Blue Light Fights P.aeruginosa Bacterium
A team of Polish scientists discovered how antimicrobial blue light can fight against infections caused by the P. aeruginosa bacterium, that occur often in burn victims.
New OCT System with Angiography for Everyday Clinical Use
A team of Russian scientists developed an OCT system with angiography for everyday clinical use.
Smallest Imaging System To-Date for Skin Diagnosis
A team of Spanish researchers developed a handheld skin imaging system with joint optical coherence tomography and digital epiluminescence microscopy for point-of-care skin diagnosis.
Exploring the Effect of Vitamin E in Cancer Chemotherapy
New research from India shows that vitamin E may prove beneficial to alleviate chemotherapy associated side effects in cancer patients.