German Scientists Develop Endomicroscope to Aid Cancer Detection in Endoscopy

Scientists from the Fraunhofer Institute for Photonic Microsystems in Dredsen, Germany, have developed a laser-based microscope head that fits on the end of an endoscope, which provides real-time in vivo diagnosis of cancer during endoscopy, according to a Fraunhofer news release.

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The 8-mm endomicroscope includes a MEMS image sensor with a microscanner mirror that can resolve and magnify cells 10-20 micrometers wide, according to the release.  

Read the release on the Fraunhofer endomicroscope.

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