Not exact matches
Raman spectroscopy, a
tool previously
used to provide molecular information in science,
is now
being used in medicine and biomedicine to provide an optical
biopsy that offers more detailed, faster detection.
The new method, which
is proposed as a way of augmenting pre-surgical
biopsy results, not replacing them,
uses advanced genomic
tools to analyze what doctors call «
biopsy cores.»
The contents of the lymph nodes
are sometimes
used as diagnostic
tools to check for various conditions, and
biopsies of surrounding these nodes
are routinely taken when a cancer
is identified, to ensure that the cancer has not spread into the lymphatic system.
The Dermatology department
is able to address patients with chronic allergies, ear infections and other dermatological disorders by the
use of diagnostic
tools such as intradermal skin testing, video otoscopic examinations, skin
biopsies and cultures and evaluation of blood panels.
This useful
tool helps doctors to see inside of the esophagus and the stomach; and when necessary, the endoscope can
be used to extract small objects or to obtain
biopsy samples.