Using Tattoo Ink to Find Cancer (IMAGE)

University of Southern California

Using Tattoo Ink to Find Cancer

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A tattoo ink color palette. Each color carries a unique spectral fingerprint that we can use as an imaging barcode to better identify and detect tumors. Tattoo and design created by Adam Sky.

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Tattoo and Design by Adam Sky, image courtesy of the Zavaleta Lab at USC

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