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Today’s standard of care for finding lymph nodes, through which cancers spread, isn’t quite high-tech: clinicians examine samples of body tissue by hand. That’s changing with InVision, a first-of-its-kind microscope that uses shortwave infrared technology to show lymph nodes contrasted against surrounding fat tissue. By enabling more accurate cancer staging, the tool could save lives. “You end up with more suitable treatment plans,” says Jeremy Li, CEO and co-founder of Cision Vision, which launched InVision in April. It is already in major hospital systems across the country, including Stanford and Northwestern.
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