MUSE Technology is a powerful new device that rapidly delivers stunningly detailed color images that contain a degree of resolution, structure and depth that were simply unachievable until now.
Stunningly Detailed Images
MUSE provides unprecedented detailed color images using short-wavelength UV light to penetrate tissue only microns-deep, eliminating the need for precision-cut specimens and slides.
Results in MINUTES
High-quality sample preparation is narrowed from the industry standard 2 weeks to only minutes, allowing faster physician and veterinarian patient diagnosis and treatment protocol.
Reusable Samples
Non-destructive MUSE technology retains the quality of the original samples, preserving valuable tissue for molecular studies. Digital technology allows fast and easy distribution of MUSE results.
Slide-Free Histology
MUSE provides an affordable solution for physicians and veterinarians, saving the US Healthcare System several million dollars annually at $7 to $40 per slide with the current system.
MUSE Technology Delivers an Unprecedented Level of Detail
Based on IP developed jointly at Lawrence Livermore and UC Davis, the MUSE (Microscopy with Ultraviolet Sectioning Excitation) Microscope uses short-wavelength UV light which penetrates only microns-deep into tissue eliminating the need for precision-cut, thin specimens and even slides. In addition, short-wavelength UV light excites many fluorescent dyes simultaneously, providing brilliant snap-shot color imagery. The results are stunningly detailed color images containing a degree of resolution, structure and depth unachievable until MUSE.
Harnessing the Power of UV Surface Excitation Delivers Rapid Histopathological Imaging.
Standard histological tissue processing involves multiple time-consuming steps including tissue fixation, dehydration, paraffin embedding, physical sectioning and staining, and therefore typically requires at least one day before specimens can be evaluated. MUSE also eliminates the need for microtome maintenance.
Visually Compare MUSE(2.5D) to Conventional Histology (2D)
Digitized Images. Immediate Results.
MUSE images are immediately available and ready to send electronically.
Results within Minutes – Not Weeks.
Faster results, faster diagnosis- no matter the patient’s location.
No Re-Training Needed.
MUSE has the ability to mimic H&E slides so that pathologists already know how to read the images.
No More Formalin or Wax Clean-Up.
Slide-free pathology eliminates handling formalin, wax clean-up/disposal and microtome maintenance/upkeep.
Life-Saving Speed.
Results are not only immediate, but also highly detailed. Abnormalities that do not appear on slides are more easily identifiable using UV surface excitation.
Cost Effective
Slide-free technology is cost effective- no more slides or supplies and also, less labor time.