OCT relies on near-ultraviolet wavelengths to produce detailed three-dimensional images of soft tissue like brain matter. But few things scatter light like a thick, bony skull.

The 22-year-old woman patient may not have such things immediately in mind, and is probably just thankful to have a normal cranium. Her disorder had caused overgrowth of her old skull from a ...

California skateboarder Jared Hager has become the first person to receive a transparent skull replacement, which allows doctors to better view the function of his brain.

Time-lapse images of blood vessels in the brain just beneath the skull of a sedated mouse are revealed by dyeing the tissues with FD&C Yellow No. 5, a food coloring also known as tartrazine.

Time-lapse images of blood vessels in the brain just beneath the skull of a sedated mouse are revealed by dyeing the tissues with FD&C Yellow No. 5, a food coloring also known as tartrazine.