MEDICAL IMAGING

Many conditions can be diagnosed using images of the body. University of Twente applies the latest technology in developing new and innovative imaging methods. Our researchers help doctors to produce better, clearer images with less discomfort for the patient.

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	Laser determines severity of burns Researchers from the Biomedical Photonic Imaging department can use lasers to measure bloodflow within human tissue, and hence determine the severity of burn injuries. The special, super-fast camera they have developed takes a matter of seconds to do its work, rather than the several minutes of conventional techniques. ... read more
	Painless breast cancer screening with photoacoustic imaging The Biomedical Photonic Imaging department has developed an entirely painless method of screening for breast cancer and of determining the nature of vascular birthmarks (‘port wine stains’). These are two very different applications of the same technology: photoacoustic imaging. ... read more
	Gas bubbles reveal blood-borne tumour cells using the world's fastest camera Microscopically small bubbles of a substance which attaches itself to tumour cells in the bloodstream can be captured on film. It then becomes possible to detect the presence of cancer at the level of the individual cell. ... read more
	Top award for machine that detects cancer cells The Prix Galien is widely recognized as medical technology’s equivalent of the Nobel Prize. In 2009, it was awarded to University of Twente researcher Leon Terstappen, whose ‘CellSearch Test’ finds cancer cells in the blood and identifies their exact properties. ... read more