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Skin deep Scans

Posted January 28, 2008 8:46 AM

From The Engineer:

A technique developed to detect faults in fibre-optic networks has been transformed into a system that can see through skin and produce moving images of organ surfaces. Developers of the technique at Manchester University and Manchester Children's University Hospitals say it could remove the need for biopsies for some forms of cancer.

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01/30/2008 1:47 AM

Now that's what I call a really useful development.

Top marks for that idea.

Kind Regards....

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