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Researchers at the University of California, Riverside, have developed functional ultrasound imaging (fUSI) technology, which provides real-time high-resolution images of the human spinal cord during surgery. This innovation aims to enhance surgical procedures and improve medical treatments by allowing surgeons to view the spinal cord in detail while operating.
Scientists at the Salk Institute have developed wearable microscopes that produce high-definition and real-time images of neurons and activity in the mouse spinal cord in previously inaccessible regions. The new technology can be combined with a microprism implant, which is a small reflective glass element placed near the tissue regions of interest. The wearable microscopes will help researchers better understand the neural basis of sensations and movement in healthy and disease contexts, such as chronic pain, itch, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), or multiple sclerosis (MS).