Olivia Tong, Is Developing A Non-Contact Imaging System

1. Who are you? Tell us about yourself. My name is Olivia Tong –  I am a Master’s of Science graduate student in Biomedical Engineering at Western University, working under the supervision of Dr. Jeffrey Carson and Dr. Mamadou Diop. I completed my undergraduate degree with Combined Honours in Biology and Psychology from the University […]

Monitoring blood oxygen levels inside tumours

My name is Olivia Tong and I am in my second year of a Master’s degree in biomedical engineering under the supervision of Drs. Jeffrey Carson and Mamadou Diop. You might have seen Lawrence Yip’s blog post regarding 3D photoacoustic tomography. As an extension of Lawrence’s work, we are developing a non-contact photoacoustic tomography system […]

3D Surface Imaging Technique for Breast Cancer

My name is Olivia Tong and I am a MESc candidate in the Department of Biomedical Engineering under Drs. Jeffrey Carson and Mamadou Diop at Lawson Health Research Institute. We are developing a non-contact scanner that can monitor the blood oxygen level in the tumor during chemotherapy. The success of this project will lead to […]