Photoacoustic Method (IMAGE)

University of Missouri-Columbia

Photoacoustic Method

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Viator uses the photoacoustic method, a tabletop device scans a lymph node biopsy with laser pulses. This method could help doctors identify the stage of melanoma with more accuracy.

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Photo by Pinar Istek

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