Speed meets precision: A new laser scanning microscope improves cancer cell detection

Thanks to the use of MEMS technology, the laser scanning microscope from the LSC-Onco project is so small and compact that it can be used to examine patients right on the operating table.

Fraunhofer researchers have developed a very fast technology for determining whether a tumor has been fully removed — before the patient even leaves the operating theater. Using a combination of laser scanning microscopy and fluorescent tumor markers, doctors can detect any remaining cancer cells immediately after operations.

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