AN INSTANT bladder scan that can identify cancer cells other tests are unable to detect has been developed by EU scientists.
Current tests, including urine checks, don’t always catch the disease in the early stages. One method is with an endoscope – where a camera and light at the end of a long thin device is inserted to examine the bladder.
However, cancers can be missed, as the white light used can’t penetrate the tissue. The new device uses infrared light (longer light waves than those in visible light), helping to provide a fast, accurate diagnosis.
Researchers say the technology, which is part of an EU project called Amplitude, co-ordinated by Tampere University in Finland, could save lives.
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