Fluorescent dye found for producing optimal biological images

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A comparison of blood vessels imaged with short-wave fluorescent imaging (right), and near-infrared fluorescent imaging (right). Courtesy of MIT News.

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MIT News

Researchers at MIT and Massachusetts General Hospital found indocyanine green, an FDA-approved and commercially available fluorescent dye, ideal in short-wave infrared (SWIR) imaging—a discovery that may allow clinicians to create clearer biological images, MIT News reports.