RIYADH: Researchers at King Abdullah University of Science and Technology have unveiled a stain-free biopsy imaging method that could speed up cancer diagnosis and support artificial intelligence-assisted pathology in the future.
University scientists say they have developed a platform that can generate detailed colored images directly from tissue samples without using the chemical dyes commonly required.
In many labs today, tissue is stained to help pathologists see cellular patterns under a microscope. While widely used, the process can add time to diagnostic workflows.
This new method uses engineered silicon slides to create color-like images from tissue without dyes. The technology was first tested on colorectal tissue samples, an area of growing importance in Saudi Arabia.
The team tested 120 patients, with results showing the new method matched standard pathology results in 99 percent of cases, distinguishing healthy tissue from cancer.
