US EditionMIT Scientists Turn Chaotic Laser Light Into Powerful Brain Imaging Tool
The technique captured 3D blood-brain barrier images about 25 times faster than standard methods while keeping comparable resolution, researchers said.
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MIT scientists turn chaotic laser light into powerful brain imaging tool
Scientists at MIT discovered that chaotic laser light can spontaneously form a highly focused beam instead of scattering—if the conditions are just right. This “pencil beam” enabled them to image the blood-brain barrier in 3D at speeds 25 times faster than existing techniques. The method also lets researchers watch how drugs move into brain cells in real time. It could dramatically accelerate the development of treatments for neurological diseas…
An international research team has developed a new bioimaging technology that overturns conventional optical wisdom. They confirmed that strong laser light changes into a very thin and sharp pencil-shaped beam under specific conditions, and that using this allows for 3D imaging of the human blood-brain barrier approximately 25 times faster than existing standard methods while maintaining a similar level of resolution.
Pencil Beam Laser Could Help Researchers Design Brain-Targeted Therapies
Scientists at MIT say they made a finding in optical physics that could enable a new bioimaging method that’s faster and higher-resolution than existing technology. They discovered that, under the right conditions, laser light clutter can spontaneously self-organize into a highly focused “pencil beam.” Using this self-organized pencil beam, the team captured 3D images of the human blood-brain barrier 25 times faster than the gold-standard method…
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