Nick Stone discusses some of the many ways in which light can be used for diagnostic and therapeutic applications ...

A Raman spectroscopy probe allows neurosurgeons to interrogate brain tissue at the tip of the biopsy needle prior to tissue removal. (Courtesy: Frédéric Leblond) A Raman spectroscopy guidance system ...

by Matthew Peach in Brussels The Raman4Clinics conference at Photonics Europe 2016 yesterday heard how a fine Raman probe fitted inside a standard “gauge 17” epidural needle can improve the positional ...

A multidisciplinary team of experts has developed a ground-breaking ‘smart needle’ probe that uses light to pinpoint cancerous tissues or cells almost instantaneously. ... Diagnosis of LymPHoma IN ...

The BAC200 is the first fiber optic Raman probe capable of delivering the performance of a larger Raman probe in an extremely small diameter of less than 4mm with enhanced optical collection power. ..

Prototype of the smart Raman needle probe. A “smart needle” has been developed by scientists in the UK which could speed up cancer detection and diagnosis times.

MIT scientists may be bringing a new level of accuracy to epidurals, developing a scattered-light sensor that can be embedded in the tip of a needle to ensure anesthesiologists hit the right spot.

Raman imaging offers a greater potential for detecting multiple enzyme activities than fluorescence imaging, demonstrate Tokyo Tech researchers by developing 9CN-rhodol-based activatable Raman ...

Raman imaging offers a greater potential for detecting multiple enzyme activities than fluorescence imaging, demonstrate Tokyo Tech researchers by developing 9CN-rhodol-based activatable Raman ...

A “smart needle” has been developed by scientists in the UK which could speed up cancer detection and diagnosis times. Researchers believe the technology could be particularly helpful in ...