‘Journal of Biomedical Optics’

Biomedical engineer: Glowing parathyroid gland can reduce endocrine surgery risk

Jul. 1, 2011—The parathyroid glands – four small organs the size of grains of rice located at the back of the throat – glow with a natural fluorescence in the near infrared region of the spectrum. This unique fluorescent signature was discovered by a team of biomedical engineers and endocrine surgeons at Vanderbilt University, who have used...