National Instruments: Optical Biopsy
Researchers develop next-generation 3D optical imaging instrument for cancer detection.
Scientists in the field of medical-device research are able to take advantage of National Instruments’ FlexRIO modular FPGA hardware and LabVIEW FPGA module to rapidly find innovative ways to more effectively treat patients suffering from a variety of ailments. For example, researchers at Kitasato University in Japan set out to create an instrument that can detect cancer during medical screenings using a methodology that would not require the patient to undergo the stress of a biopsy. The data acquisition system they developed utilizes optical coherence tomography (OCT) to create real-time 3D imaging.
Altogether, the platform gave the researchers the ability to develop their prototype imaging system more quickly than conventional methodologies would have allowed.
Additional Information
- Read the full story, FPGAs Drive Real-Time Optical Biopsy System, in Xcell Journal Issue 76