1. High-res imaging with elastography may accurately detect breast cancer in surgical margins

    EurekAlert! Oncology
    High-res imaging with elastography may accurately detect breast cancer in surgical margins

    Bottom Line: A high-resolution, three-dimensional imaging technique, when combined with quantitative measurement of tissue elasticity, could accurately detect cancer within the resected margins of surgical specimens taken from patients undergoing breast-conserving surgery. Journal in Which the Study was Published: Cancer Research , a journal of the American Association for Cancer Research Authors: Brendan F. Kennedy, PhD, associate professor in the School of Engineering at The University of Western Australia (UWA) and laboratory head of BRITElab at the Harry Perkins Institute of Medical Research in Perth, Western Australia; and Christobel Saunders, MBBS, professor in the School of Medicine at UWA Background: "Despite ...

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