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Much like a fresh set of eyes, a small pen-shaped device is showing surgeons a more accurate way to treat cancer and heart disease. The device uses new technology developed at UC Davis to scan and illuminate unhealthy tissue in real time so it can be removed. For use during surgery, the technology is called Fluorescence Lifetime Imaging (FLIm). Surgeons use the device to scan tissue, which will alter the fluorescence if metabolic abnormalities or cancerous cells are present. This is because tumor cells have different optical properties than healthy cells.

Laura marcuAndrew birkelandJeff southardOrin blochSchool of medicineNational centerNational institutes of healthIntuitive surgical incUc davis healthUc davis department of otolaryngologyMarcu labCollege of engineering department biomedicalUc davis school of medicineFluorescence lifetime imagingBiomedical engineeringSilvia noble anbunesan