Deep Light Vision – Developing game-changing medical imaging

GROUNDBREAKING TECHNOLOGY IN IMAGE DIAGNOSTICS

Deep Light Vision is developing a new form of medical imaging method for faster diagnosis of stroke, heart attack, and other medical conditions. The technology also has the potential for easier diagnosis of breast cancer, without physical sampling.

NEW UNIQUE TECHNOLOGY

The technology comes from research at the Department of Physics at Lund University. The new medical imaging method Ultrasound Optical Tomography (UOT) uses a combination of ultrasound, laser spectroscopy and quantum sensors to take detailed pictures of the oxygen levels in the body. This can give doctors the unique advantage of seeing oxygenation deep into the body with good image quality, through the use of a mobile device that can be placed in an emergency room or clinic.

The technology makes it easier and faster to get important information about a patient’s health in conditions where rapid diagnosis is crucial, such as stroke or heart attack. The functional imaging also opens up the possibility of non-invasive or “digital” biopsy, i.e. providing functional information inside an organ without physical sampling.

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EXPERIENCED MANAGEMENT

The management consists of Stefan Kröll, professor at Lund University, Johannes Swartling, who worked in companies such as SpectraCure, Gasporox, Neola Medical and NanoEcho, Tomas Kramar, former CEO of Siemens Healthineers Sweden, and Masoud Khayyami, well-known entrepreneur in life science companies in Lund.

SYSTEM FOR CLINICAL TESTS

A first UOT prototype system has been developed and tested with so-called tissue phantoms that mimic the properties of biological tissue. The tests have shown that the technology performs as planned. In the next step, a clinical research study is planned with tests on humans.

CHALLENGES WITH TODAY'S IMAGING TECHNIQUES

Traditional imaging techniques such as X-ray, magnetic camera technology and ultrasound cannot image oxygenation in tissues and blood vessels in a simple way. Oxygenation is of vital importance for human survival and deficiencies in oxygenation are the cause of life-threatening acute conditions such as stroke and heart attack, which together constitute the cause of the majority of all deaths.