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https://www.ynetnews.com/health_scie...cle/rJhXOTKI00
New Israeli optical tech offers 'immediate' skin cancer diagnosis
Scientists at Tel Aviv University use special optical fibers that can distinguish between benign lesion on the skin and malignant one, using non-invasive process that provides results in real time and avoids surgical procedure.
Israeli scientists at Tel Aviv University have developed new optical technology that will enable an automatic and immediate diagnosis of melanoma, a form of skin cancer, potentially saving many patients’ lives. The innovative technology is based on special optical fibers that can distinguish between a benign lesion on the skin and a malignant one, using a non-invasive, immediate and automatic process in real time. It can also distinguish between types of skin cancer, such as the life-threatening melanoma and malignancies that are less dangerous. The technology was used successfully on about 100 patients at a major hospital in Israel.