Research Projects Archive - Breast Cancer Society of Canada

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Lawrence Yip

Lawrence Yip

An intraoperative photoacoustic imaging system

An intraoperative photoacoustic imaging system

Olivia Tong

3D surface imaging for monitoring treatment

Olivia Tong

3D surface imaging for monitoring treatment

Katie Parkins

Katie Parkins

The impact of a primary breast tumour on brain metastasis

The impact of a primary breast tumour on brain metastasis

Nivin Nyström

Nivin Nyström

Polypeptide (OATP)-enhanced multi-modality imaging

Polypeptide (OATP)-enhanced multi-modality imaging

Tomi Nano

Tomi Nano

X-Ray detector design for improved cancer detection

X-Ray detector design for improved cancer detection

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Nathan Orlando

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