Probe to detect cancer in intestines
May 5, 2004 | Source: KurzweilAI
A UC Irvine research team has received a $2.9 million National Institutes of Health grant to develop a microscopic probe for detecting and treating pre-cancerous and malignant tumors in humans.
The probe would guided through the esophagus, stomach and colon to determine if tumors are growing on the wall of the intestine. It would be remotely controlled by a surgeon operating an endoscope. The probe uses optical coherence tomography techniques that can show blood flow through tiny vessels as well as microscopic changes in tissue.