In 1979, the Journal of Biomedical Engineering was launched and fifteen years later, in 1994, the journal was renamed Medical […]
Celebrating BME@50
Yesterday marked an important milestone for the field of biomedical engineering (BME) in Cape Town as it celebrated its 50th […]
Access to Health Care
In the United States, women diagnosed with breast cancer can select different types of surgery to remove the tumour. While […]
Radiation Exposure and Cancer Risk
Two articles published this week by the American Medical Association have important implications for medical imaging in general, and breast […]
Opto-Acoustic Imaging Holds Promise
The problem with breast imaging modalities such as mammography and ultrasound, is that they are only able to show the […]
DBT in the News Again
Digital breast tomosynthesis (DBT), commonly known as 3D mammography, has recently been the focus of two research articles from Norway. […]
War: A Harmful Metaphor?
It has become commonplace to hear expressions such as “fighting the war on cancer” or even “she’s a warrior intent […]
In the Footsteps of Cormack
For the past week, Tufts University in Medford, Massachusetts, has hosted an international conference entitled “Modern Challenges in Imaging.” Subtitled “In the […]
The Emergence of CRISPR
One of the most remarkable scientific breakthroughs since the mapping of the human genome has been CRISPR, an acronym that […]
Giving Back
Two women whose breast cancer was missed during routine annual mammograms combined forces four years ago to launch the educational […]