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New Endoscopy Technology Enhances Early Detection of Esophageal Cancer 🔬 👉Read more: t1p.de/qb9jh A research team from #HelmholtzMunich, the @TU_Muenchen, and the Medizinische Universität Wien has developed a dual imaging technique – O2E – that significantly improves early detection of esophageal cancer. This capsule-based technology combines optical coherence tomography with optoacoustic imaging, producing high-resolution, 360° 3D scans of tissue microstructure and vasculature. The result: early-stage lesions, previously invisible to conventional methods, can now be detected with remarkable precision. 🗨️ “Our dual imaging system uncovers critical features of early cancer lesions, including microscopic structural changes beneath the mucosal surface and subtle microvascular alterations within the cancerous tissue, that previous methods were unable to detect.” – Prof. Vasilis Ntziachristos 💡 This innovation could mark a turning point in esophageal cancer diagnostics – enabling faster, more accurate, and less invasive detection that benefits both patients and healthcare systems. The next phase of the project – funded under the EU’s EIC Pathfinder program (#ESOHISTO) – will focus on clinical translation and the integration of confocal endo-microscopy for even higher-resolution, real-time analysis. 🔗 To the original publication: t1p.de/ftgim @ntziachristos @MunichImaging #BiomedicalImaging #CancerResearch #Endoscopy #O2E #PrecisionMedicine #EICPathfinder