(Tel Aviv University) For the first time, melanoma - a deadly form of skin cancer - can be diagnosed in real time using an innovative optical technology developed by Prof. Abraham Katzir from Tel Aviv University. The diagnosis is rapid, non-invasive, causes no pain to the patient, and has been tried successfully on 100 patients in a major hospital in Israel. The current test for melanoma "involves surgery, and the pathological diagnosis takes a long time," said Prof. Katzir. "The innovative system will enable every dermatologist to determine the character of a suspicious lesion automatically, and particularly if it is melanoma."
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