One of the challenges facing a surgeon when excising a malignant tumour from a patient’s breast is whether the entire […]
Posts Tagged ‘CAT Scanner’
Changing of the Guard
In an impressive ceremony held in Washington, DC this past Wednesday, Joe Biden and Kamala Harris were sworn in as president and […]
DBT vs BCT
Well, it’s the battle of the acronyms – digital breast tomosynthesis (DBT) versus breast computed tomography (BCT) – in the […]
Imaging with Nanotechnology
Seven years ago, we explored the promise of nanotechnology and highlighted a UK startup called Endomagnetics that had developed a novel product to detect […]
The Rule of Three
The second week in October is when the world’s leading scientists eagerly await a telephone call from Stockholm with life-changing […]
Serendipity and Breast Cancer Detection
The Cambridge Dictionary defines “serendipity” as “finding interesting or valuable things by chance.” The origin of the word dates back […]
Breast Screening and Radiation
One of the reasons why some women are reluctant to subject themselves to an annual mammogram is a concern that […]
The Next Unicorn
In the business world, a “unicorn” is the term used to indicate that a privately held startup company has a […]
COVID-19 and Medical Imaging
The gold standard for diagnosing COVID-19 is reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR), a technique for which its inventor, Kary […]
Investing in Ultrasound
Late last year we highlighted a report by Signify Research on the world market in breast imaging that encapsulated both mammography and […]