High-Resolution Microendoscope (IMAGE)

Rice University

High-Resolution Microendoscope

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In these images from Rice's high-resolution microendoscope (HRME), the white spots are cell nuclei, which are irregularly shaped and enlarged in cancerous tumors (right) as compared with healthy tissue (left).

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Richards-Kortum Lab/Rice University

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