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Laser device may illuminate cervical Ca. (Under Investigation).
ATLANTA -- Clinicians may someday have a less invasive and faster way to detect cervical dysplasia than the Pap smear test, according to initial results of an ongoing study using Raman spectroscopy
Physicians would shine a laser light probe on the cervix during an office visit and get an immediate indication if cancer is present. Because cancer cells scatter the light back to the probe differently than normal cells, their presence can be detected without the need to excise any tissue for pathology diagnosis.
"Cancer can be removed in the same visit without the patient having to wait for histology to come back," Amy Robichaux said during a ...
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