This Rice University Professor Developed Cancer-Detection Technology
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JANUARY 8, 2024
When precancerous tissue forms, new blood vessels grow to supply it with blood. Because hemoglobin in the red blood cells absorbs visible light, Richards-Kortum’s team developed a fiber-optic probe that can produce images of the underlying network of new vessels. The light source is a blue LED with a peak wavelength of 455 nm.
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