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Imaging Method Could Advance Eye Disease Treatments

Scientists have formulated a basic and rapid method to carry out optoretinography, an imaging method that assesses light-stimulated functional activity in the retina of the eye.

23 Sep 2022

Data Glove with Optical Sensors Has Potential in Sign Language and Human-Robot Applications

In a study published in Polymers, researchers proposed a tractable low-cost, structurally robust data glove with a self-calibration function and simple sensing mechanism based on a space-division multiplexed optical fiber sensor.

22 Sep 2022

New Endoscope Can Optimize Biopsies and Cancer Treatment

Scientists have developed a flexible, needle-like endoscopic imaging tool that can capture 3D microscopic images of tissue.

22 Sep 2022

Holographic Microscope to Observe the Brain's Neural Network

A new kind of holographic microscope was developed by scientists to observe the neural network in the brain.

19 Sep 2022

Researchers Propose Promising Non-Invasive Breast Tumor Imaging

In a study published in Biosensors, researchers introduced a non-ionizing, non-invasive, fast-imaging microwave-based system for the early detection of breast cancer. The proposed method demonstrates promising tumor detection capability, even when there is a negligible difference between the healthy and tumoral tissues.

14 Sep 2022

Researchers Propose Optical Sensor for In-Vitro Measurements of Engineered Tissue

In a study published in Sensors, researchers proposed a novel embedded sensor for noninvasive in-vitro measurement and continuous monitoring of engineered-muscle-tissue contractility.

13 Sep 2022

Neural Research on Visual Fatigue in Virtual Reality

A recent study published in Brain Sciences investigates the fundamental neural mechanism of stereoscopic visual fatigue in virtual reality.

13 Sep 2022

Optical Coherence Tomography Expands Understanding of Postmortem Tissue Alterations

A study published in Diagnostics investigated and characterized corneal morphological changes that occur in the first 17 hours after death using portable optical coherence tomography. This study will have significant implications in forensic pathology.

12 Sep 2022

How Multimodal Imaging Helps Differentiate Between Mechanisms of Outer Retinal Damage

A recent study published in Diagnostics identifies multimodal imaging traits to distinguish primary inflammatory choriocapillaropathies, such as multiple evanescent white dot syndrome and idiopathic multifocal choroiditis, from primary photoreceptoritis.

12 Sep 2022

“Thinner Than a Needle” Endoscope Enables Tissues Imaging with Fewer Complications

Endoscopes are pretty familiar if health checkups are a routine part of one’s life. The endoscope is a long, flexible tube that houses a camera and a light source for imaging purposes.

6 Sep 2022