Scientists have developed a camera that can see through the human body.
The camera is designed to help doctors track medical tools known as endoscopes that are used to investigate a range of internal conditions.
Scientists have developed a camera that can see through the human body.
The camera is designed to help doctors track medical tools known as endoscopes that are used to investigate a range of internal conditions.
The new device is able to detect sources of light inside the body, such as the illuminated tip of the endoscope’s long flexible tube.
Until now, it has not been possible to track where an endoscope is located in the body in order to guide it to the right place without using X-rays or other expensive methods
Light from the endoscope can pass through the body, but it usually scatters or bounces off tissues and organs rather than travelling straight through.
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Image: Scientists from the University of Edinburgh and Heriot-Watt University have developed a camera that can see through the human body. The camera is designed to help doctors track medical tools known as endoscopes that are used to investigate a range of internal conditions. It works by detecting tiny traces of light from the illuminated tip of the endoscope's long flexible tube. The camera has been developed as part of the Proteus project, which is developing a range of revolutionary new technologies for diagnosing and treating lung diseases. (Credit: University of Edinburgh)
