Stanford researchers have developed a new method of imaging cholesteatoma, an expanding and destructive lesion of the middle ear and mastoid, based on its chemical composition.
Ear infections are a serious condition, especially in children, and represent a $4B market. Otitis media (OM) is when the middle ear becomes inflamed and affects 90% of children worldwide.
A team of researchers at Stanford and the University of Connecticut have developed a method to deliver contrast agents through a patient-friendly sublingual or buccal film that provides prolonged continuous release for ongoing optical imaging.