NSF-funded engineers at Harvard use light scattering spectroscopy technique to detect malignant pancreatic cysts during early, treatable stages.

Credit: Le Qiu and Lei Zhang, Center for Advanced Biomedical Imaging and Photonics, BIDMC, Harvard University

NSF-funded researchers have developed a technique that is based on the physical principles of light scattering to non-invasively determine the properties of subcellular structures (such as cell nuclei) in organs, providing physicians with more diagnostic information.

Credit: Lev T. Perelman, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and Harvard University