Photoacoustic Imaging Uses Sight, Sound For Cancer Detection 15
An anonymous reader writes "A new imaging technique combines light and sound to create detailed, color pictures of tumors deep inside the body. It's hoped the technology, called photoacoustic tomography, will help doctors diagnose cancer earlier than is now possible and to more precisely monitor the effects of cancer treatment — all without the radiation involved in X-rays and CT scans or the expense of MRIs. By combining sounds and light, the technology can penetrate the body's tissues to visualize tumors at depths never before possible."
New? It's been going on since at least 2003 (Score:5, Informative)
This research [wustl.edu] has been going on since at least 2003.
(Note: don't bother clicking the URL at the bottom of the page -- it's currently 403. I did send the webmaster an email about it.)
So the submission links to a blog? And no images! Oh, my.
Here is a link to a research paper -- with images! Multiscale photoacoustic microscopy and computed tomography [wustl.edu]
Pictures from the Science paper (Score:4, Informative)
Science abstract: https://www.sciencemag.org/content/335/6075/1458.abstract
Figures from paper:
http://s7.postimage.org/c6p9jkry3/F1_large.jpg
http://s13.postimage.org/e864r2vvr/F2_large.jpg
http://s14.postimage.org/iypvrgve9/F3_large.jpg