Microendoscopes: The holy grail of medicine
13 February 2023
The quest for ever-smaller fibre-optic endoscopes that can analyse disease inside the human body is revolutionising clinical diagnosis, writes Anita Chandran
endoscopy
Body image
14 October 2019
Keely Portway looks at some of the miniature imaging technology used in endoscopes
Schematic of how an electrode-based ultrasound skin patch would function. (Image: Carnegie Mellon University College of Engineering)
Non-invasive ultrasound technique could provide endoscopy alternative
1 August 2019
Researchers have developed a novel ultrasound technique that enables optical images to be taken through biological tissue to image organs within the body
Micro-optical X-ray sensor to enable high-precision medical imaging
3 April 2017
Researchers from the Femto-ST Institute in France have developed an X-ray sensor that's small enough to fit inside the end of a micro-optical fibre
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