Images from a New Camera That Can Detect Tiny Traces of Light through the Body's Tissues. (IMAGE)
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Scientists at the University of Edinburgh and Heriot-Watt University have developed a camera that can see through the human body. Here, the camera is detecting light emitted from a medical device known as an optical endomicroscope whilst in use in sheep lungs. Image on left shows light emitted from the tip of the endomicroscope, revealing its precise location in the lungs. Right image shows the picture that would be obtained using a conventional camera, with light scattered through the structures of the lung.
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