Small "Gamma Camera" to Diagnose Breast Cancer Comes Out
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Last Update: 2020-07-07
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Source: Internet
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Author: User
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French researchers have developed a small handheld "gamma camera" that could help doctors more easily image breast cancerThe new device was developed by researchers from a number of institutions, including the PublicHospitalin Paris, according to the website of the British journal New ScientistIt is only 9 cm long and weighs only 1.2 kg, can be operated by a doctor hand-held, detection accuracy of up to 2 mm, while the current commonly used such equipment detection accuracy of only 7 mmThe researchers said the results of their trial of 110 breast cancer patients using the new device were "very encouraging." The device has been approved by French government regulatorsIn the diagnosis and treatment of breast cancer, a standardis to inject radioactive solution into breast tissue, labeltumorwith radioisotopes, and then use equipment such as "gamma cameras" to detect gamma rays fromtumorThis method can help doctors pinpoint the tumorBut the current commonly used "gamma camera" is generally more bulky, some "gamma camera" weight in more than 5 kg, not convenient for doctors to use hand-held
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