Table of ContentsFeaturesBIOMEDICAL IMAGING/DISEASE DIAGNOSIS: Quality and standards: Making bioimaging "measure up"To address a lack of standardization across bioimaging platforms for medical and research applications, as well as discrepancies among lab tests, an effort is afoot to develop validation and traceability references.
SPECTROSCOPY/MICROSCOPY: Nonlinear Raman microscopy eyes clinical applicationNonlinear Raman microscopy is an emerging technique in biomedical imaging. DISEASE DIAGNOSIS: Better fluorescing, brighter nanophotonics improve diagnosticsRecent advances in nanobiophotonics, including metal enhanced fluorescence and high-brightness nanoparticles, are enabling significant improvement in the analytical performance of inexpensive fluorescence biochips.
DepartmentsNews & ViewsCANCER DETECTION/GYNECOLOGY: Device helps remedy false positive/negative diagnosesIn November 2009, the American College of Obstetrics and Gynecologists (ACOG) recommended later onset and less frequency for routine Pap tests, which check for cervical cancer in women.
SPECTROSCOPY: New calibration routine promises unprecedented accuracyHow accurate is your spectroscopy data?
MULTIPHOTON MICROSCOPY/SUPER-RESOLUTION IMAGING: Licensing deals, developments bring new microscopes to marketWhat's new in super-resolution and multiphoton microscopy?
The legalities of in-home laser hair removalIn 2008, TRIA Beauty (Pleasanton, CA; formerly SpectraGenics) received FDA clearance for its TRIA Laser Hair Removal System and began marketing the device to consumers.
Product ShowcaseComponents & Systems ProductsThe LSM 780 laser scanning microscope uses new GaAsP detector technology to nearly double imaging sensitivity, compared with previously state-of-the-art systems.
End ResultOptical as accurate as histopathology-and less costlyAn article published in The Lancet Oncology reports that new optical technologies incorporating white-light colonoscopy (WLC), non-magnifying narrow-band imaging (NBI), and chromoendoscopy have enhanced the ability to diagnose and manage small polyps seen at routine colonoscopy
ColumnsEditor's ColumnMeasure of the marketThe year 2009 has been "another bad year for cosmetic and elective medical procedures," according to Tom Hausken, Director of Optoelectronic Components at the market research firm Strategies Unlimited (Mountain View, CA).
Inside InstrumentationGetting more from OCTA lthough laser therapy works better than other methods for treating port-wine stain birthmarks, it helps some patients more than others.
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