Quantum Magnetic Resonance Microscopy

[Vinnitus]

Just putting this out here; researchers at the University of Melbourne are developing a new non-invasive way to observe living human structures at scales smaller than 10 micrometres. This could have future implications for one of the current problems at hand; imaging and observing a living cochlea and/or it's cells non-invasively.

https://www.scientificamerican.com/...ctions-in-real-time/?WT.mc_id=SA_FB_CHEM_NEWS

For those interested, the full paper is here: https://arxiv.org/pdf/1702.04418.pdf

 

[beeeep]

Quite interesting. If it would be possible to take a high-resolution look at the cochlea of people with T/HL, this would probably be a game changer. Finally, we could know what is *really* going on, instead of just guessing.

However, seems like this method is not (yet?) up to the task:

Because the method is non-invasive, it could theoretically be used to image the interior of living cells[...]. The main obstacle is that the diamond probe needs to be physically close to the sample to produce a signal.

So this does not sound like it would be possible to take a look into your cochlea without cutting it open. However, after doing so, you could look at the cells without destroying them...

 

[Vinnitus]

Quite interesting. If it would be possible to take a high-resolution look at the cochlea of people with T/HL, this would probably be a game changer. Finally, we could know what is *really* going on, instead of just guessing.

However, seems like this method is not (yet?) up to the task:



So this does not sound like it would be possible to take a look into your cochlea without cutting it open. However, after doing so, you could look at the cells without destroying them...

Hence it being an obstacle. Every journey however, begins with a first step. Seeing the recent developments in quantum technology, this can quickly become more advanced in the near future.

 

[Samir]

Very interesting indeed!

However, I would not expect this to become available in a clinic setting in the next 10 years. But it is very promising. Hopefully it will lead to some new unexpected applications in the meantime.

I would be happy if they could make the µOCT probe available in the next 2 years.

http://www.nature.com/articles/srep33288

It would also be of great value when doing before and after comparison on a cellular level during clinical trials for all these different drugs that are supposed to deliver on the promise of hearing restoration. Assessment of cellular changes is just as important as hearing thresholds.

 

[raymundo2245]

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