IGF::OT::IGF SBIR PHASE II, TOPIC 331: BIOPSY OPTICAL SENSOR FOR IN SITU TISSUE ANALYSIS

Intelligent Optical Systems, Inc., Torrance CA

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Abstract

Current methods for guiding cancer biopsies rely almost exclusively on X-ray-, ultrasonic-, or magnetic-resonance-derived images. While these are far more accurate than the age-old technique of palpation, all three still essentially characterize suspected lesions based only on tissue density.