The Medical Sensing Laboratory (MSL) develops novel imaging modalities focusing on real-time, non-invasive diagnostics used for tissue medicine, pathology and surgery. One key objective is to design and build instruments fitting in the operating room to improve the detection of tumors during surgery.
The treatment of tumors is a clinical challenge whose success critically hinges on early detection and complete surgical resection to minimise recurrence. For a large number of tumor types however, the distinction between healthy tissue and tumors can be difficult during surgery because of differences that can be indistinguishable visually. Through close ties with AIMI and NRG, MSL develops purpose-built instrumentation that exploits the polarisation of light to increase the contrast between healthy and non-healthy tissues and achieve higher success rate in cancer surgery.
