NIRS advancements improve patient experience, help diagnose diseases
New discoveries have been made in near-infrared spectroscopy technologies (NIRS) that are helping physicians diagnose and treat diseases. The advancement are also reducing costs and portability while increasing sensitivity and patient comfort.
The findings, published in Neurophotonics and the Journal of Biomedical Optics, are strides toward making NIRS part of the everyday clinical routine.
The study covers a wide range of topics like measuring oxygen saturation in muscles and visceral organs, assessing wounds tissue and characterizing tumors.
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