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OCT for detecting decompression sickness

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Scuba divers, airplane pilots and people in submarines all can experience decompression sickness when their bodies are subjected to sudden, drastic changes in the surrounding air or water pressure. The condition can be fatal, but researchers led by Kirill Larin at the University of Houston are working to develop a system to diagnose it in a matter of seconds so that actions can be taken before the symptoms arise. They are using a grant from the US Navy to develop a noninvasive tool based on OCT for eventual testing on humans. In preliminary testing, they demonstrated that OCT can locate...Read full article

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