A team of researchers from UCLA and Harvard University have demonstrated a technique that, by measuring the physical properties of individual cells in body fluids, can diagnose cancer with a high degree of accuracy. The technique, which uses a deformability cytometer to analyze individual cells, could reduce the need for more cumbersome diagnostic procedures and the associated costs, while improving accuracy over current methods. Read more here.
Study mentioned: Tse HT, et al. Quantitative diagnosis of malignant pleural effusions by single-cell mechanophenotyping. Sci Transl Med. 2013 Nov 20;5(212):212ra163. PMID: 24259051
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