Resolving tissue structure in vitro using entangled photons

Naomi McGurk; Akhil Kallepalli

Resolving tissue structure in vitro using entangled photons

Biomedical Engineering

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Abstract

Current medical imaging, such as MRI, can produce highly detailed images assisting in the diagnostic process, however, there are limitations in rendering images of intricate anatomical tissues at multiple depth levels in the body.

Spatial resolution decreases as penetration depth increases, resulting in a trade-off between image depth into the body and quality of the image, therefore, exploration of medical imaging techniques is required to overcome these limitations.

The aim of this research is to use quantum ghost imaging to reconstruct high-quality, high-resolution images of human tissue samples with a long-term vision to apply this imaging technique to understanding tumour and healthy tissue in vivo and in vitro.

Original language	English
Publication status	Published - 9 Oct 2025
Event	EPSRC Quantum Technologies Fellows Event - The Met Hotel, Leeds, Leeds, United Kingdom Duration: 8 Oct 2025 → 9 Oct 2025 https://iqnhub.org/event/epsrc-quantum-technologies-fellows-event/

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Other	EPSRC Quantum Technologies Fellows Event
Country/Territory	United Kingdom
City	Leeds
Period	8/10/25 → 9/10/25
Internet address	https://iqnhub.org/event/epsrc-quantum-technologies-fellows-event/

Funding

We wish to acknowledge the support from the UK Quantum Technology Research Hub in Sensing, Imaging and Timing (QuSIT) [EP/Z533166/1] [EP/M01326X/1] and Leverhulme Trust Early Career Fellowship.

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being

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Resolving tissue structure in vitro using entangled photons

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