Biomedical Engineering

RESEARCH IN OPTICAL GUIDANCE
 

Analysis of Breast Tumor Margins

The treatment of breast tumors often involves breast-conserving therapy (BCT), in which the tumor is removed with a surrounding layer of healthy tissue known as the margin.    For more information Click Here.

Thermal Damage Feedback during RFA Ablation

The preferred treatment for liver malignancies is complete removal, but only 5-10% of patients with liver tumors are eligible for tumor removal due to a host of side effects that come from or cause these cancers.   For more information Click Here.

Detecting Parathyroid Glands Intraoperatively

Endocrine surgery traditionally involves meticulous dissection and resection of diseased glands while leaving the normal glands intact, guided only by visual recognition. 

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Lab News:

11-15-10: Professor Jansen elected to the College Fellows of AIMBE (American Institute of Medical and Biological Engineering)

11-12-10: Biomedical Photonics group awarded DARPA (Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency) center grant

9-15-10: Biomedical Photonics labs move to a new facility
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Events:

January 22-27: BIOS – SPIE Photonics West, San Francisco CA

February 19-23: ARO Midwinter Meeting - Baltimore MD - Duco Jansen presentation 

 February 20-22: Duco Jansen Inducted as an AIMBE Fellow

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