Lei Li
Medical imaging innovator
TED Fellow Lei Li is improving medical imaging that can track the progress of diseases, such as cancer, that can otherwise go undetected.
Why you should listen
Lei Li is an engineer developing advanced photoacoustic imaging, a process that produces high-resolution images of the body's deepest internal systems. Much safer than other forms of radiation-based imaging, this imaging provides anatomical, functional and molecular information all at once. He obtained his PhD in electrical engineering at California Institute of Technology (Caltech) and has applied for five US patents, one of which was acquired for commercialization.
