3D ultrasound helps detect breast cancer early

Since the beginning of the year, there have been 182,490 women with breast cancer worldwide. This number is more than lung cancer, colon cancer and throat cancer. However, a new hope is being raised.

Recently, American scientists have successfully tested and developed a 3D ultrasound device that provides a clearer picture of existing tumors inside the chest. This 3D ultrasound system comes with special cameras and is placed in many different angles, so that they can help increase breast cancer detection rates by up to 23% while reducing the wrong rate by 46% missed in the diagnosis process. 1,500 women participated in this experiment.

By covering pictures at different angles or using 3D glasses, researchers at the Mayo Clinic said they could now see behind the solid tissue layers, thereby preventing them areas with potential signs of tumor formation. Because early detection is a key factor in the treatment of breast cancer, this device is a new development that is attracting attention.

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Currently, devices that display breast tumors are only capable of displaying two-dimensional images of rough breast tissue surfaces. However, this new ultrasound device will help ultrasound experts see X-rays in 3D mode, clearly seeing small spots that can't be seen because the tissue layers obscure it. This 3D device works by taking separate X-rays at different small angles and wearing special 3D glasses.