World’s smallest imaging device offers 3D microscopic resolutions
The camera-like imaging device can be inserted into blood vessels to provide high-quality 3D images
Imaging devices in the healthcare sector have played a pivotal role in the diagnosis and the eventual treatment of different conditions, but this recent innovation is no less than a breakthrough one. Researchers from the University of Adelaide (Australia) and the University of Stuttgart (Germany) have developed the world’s smallest imaging device — measuring in at the thickness of a human hair.
Despite the recent advances by which high-end resolution endoscopes have become an indispensable clinical tool, there is still a need for miniaturized high-resolution probes that could provide high-resolution images in addition to depth of focus — eventually proving extremely useful in the prevention and treatment of various medical conditions.
This camera-like imaging device proved its usefulness in trials traveling down the blood vessels of mice — offering unprecedented abilities to 3D-scan the body at microscopic resolutions. The revolutionary device would help the doctors specifically in better understanding the causes of heart attack and heart disease progression.
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