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Lymph Node Identification

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The researchers tested the ability of their infrared camera to identify lymph nodes in patients with breast cancer. Lymph nodes are one of the primary places where breast cancer spreads. The camera detects indocyanine green fluorescent dye, which accumulates passively in the lymph nodes.

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Missael Garcia, Julie Margenthaler and Viktor Gruev

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