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Startup gives surgeons a real-time view of breast cancer during surgery

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MIT spinout Lumicell has developed a handheld device and optical imaging agent that allows surgeons to scan the tissue within the surgical cavity to visualize residual cancer cells.

The surgeons see these images on a monitor that can guide them to remove additional tissue during the procedure.

The company received U.S. Food and Drug Administration approval for the technology earlier this year .

Lumicell ’s cancer detection software shows spots that highlight regions suspected to contain residual cancer on the computer monitor, which the surgeon can then remove.

The process adds less than 7 minutes on average to the procedure.

The company is exploring if its imaging agent is activated in other tumor types, including prostate, sarcoma, esophageal, gastric , and more.

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