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OGP Announces Enhancements to Shapegrabber Automated 3D Laser Scanning Systems

Optical Gaging Products (OGP®), a world-leading manufacturer of optical and precision metrology systems for industrial quality control, is pleased to announce all-new SG SmartCapture Software, leading a variety of enhancements to its ShapeGrabber family of automated 3D laser scanning systems.

From Optical Gaging Products, Inc. (OGP) 6 Sep 2024

Serum-Based Raman Spectroscopy: Accurate and Non-Invasive CHD Diagnosis

In a recent article published in Heliyon, researchers demonstrated the potential of serum-based Raman spectroscopy for the non-invasive diagnosis of congenital heart defects (CHDs). This technique offers high accuracy in detecting and classifying CHD subtypes, providing a promising tool for improving diagnostic methods.

4 Sep 2024

ML-Powered IR Spectroscopy for Myasthenia Gravis Diagnosis

In a recent article published in Scientific Reports, researchers explored using ATR-FTIR spectroscopy combined with machine learning algorithms to improve the diagnosis of myasthenia gravis (MG), offering a potential breakthrough in early detection and personalized treatment strategies.

3 Sep 2024

A Novel Light-Based Approach for Rapid and Accurate Cancer Diagnosis

A researcher from Aston University has pioneered a new technique for cancer detection using light, aiming to make the process faster, more affordable, and less painful. The study was published in the journal Scientific Reports.

3 Sep 2024

Light-Triggered Shunt Minimizes Invasive Surgeries for Heart Defects

Researchers at Drexel University have developed a shunt that can expand when exposed to light. If successfully developed, this innovation could decrease the number of open-chest surgeries these children must endure.

20 Aug 2024

Malaria Detection in Pregnancy: Evaluating RDTs and Microscopy

In a recent article in IJID Regions, researchers assessed the accuracy of rapid diagnostic tests and microscopy for detecting asymptomatic malaria in pregnant women in Nigeria, highlighting the need for more sensitive diagnostic tools.

19 Aug 2024

Erasable 3D Images Could Revolutionize Medicine

A recent study published in the journal Chem by researchers from Dartmouth and Southern Methodist University describes a technological advancement that may allow the making of hand-held replicas of a patient's heart, brain, kidneys, or other organs if doctors could record three-dimensional projections from medical scans and suspend them inside an acrylic cube.

12 Aug 2024

MPN Diagnosis Using Immunofluorescence Microscopy

In an article published in Leukemia, researchers propose a novel technique using immunofluorescence microscopy on blood smears to detect and diagnose myeloproliferative neoplasms (MPNs) efficiently and affordably.

24 Jul 2024

An Optical Filter at the Service of Medicine

A team composed of researchers from the Politecnico di Milano, the Institute of Photonics and Nanotechnologies (CNR-IFN), the Institute of Genetic and Biomedical Research of the National Research Council of Milan (CNR-IRGB), the start-up Spectro Photonics, also based in Milan, and Humanitas, has developed an innovative birefringent optical filter that allows for increasingly precise measurement of the elasticity of sub-cellular structures such as bone tissues.

From Spectro Photonics 10 Jul 2024

A Golden Key Unlocks Sharper Imaging and Faster Scanning With X- Rays

Scientists have made a breakthrough in significantly improving the sharpness of X-ray imaging and potentially boosting the speeds at which X-ray scans can be processed. This lays the groundwork for both better medical imaging and faster security clearance.

From Nanyang Technological University Singapore (NTU Singapore) 17 May 2024