New device will let doctors perform surgery without breaking the skin [Medicine]

New device will let doctors perform surgery without breaking the skin [Medicine]

On Star Trek, surgeons can perform complicated operations without so much as cutting into the patient — and soon this could be the case in real life, as well. Researchers at Caltech have developed a new visualization technique, where highly focused light and ultrasound are applied to illuminate the body's interior, allowing them see what's happening behind the skin — and this could potentially introduce less invasive ways of … [Read more...]