An Emerging Era: Wearable Breast Ultrasonography at Home

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DOI:

https://doi.org/10.25250/thescbr.brk783

Keywords:

Ultrasound, breast cancer, early cancer detection, conformable devices, biomedical engineering

Abstract

Ultrasound is key for detecting breast cancer. However, current bulky, planar imaging devices do not fit the unique breast shape well. We have developed a new conformable Ultrasound Breast Patch (cUSBr-Patch), which overcomes this with a flexible transducer array, nature-inspired honeycomb patch, and accurate signal processing. This breakthrough allows breast ultrasound to become wearable, operator-independent, and more accessible.

Author Biographies

Canan Dagdeviren, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Associate Professor

Lara Ozkan, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Undergradute Student Researcher

Original article reference

Wenya Du et al. , Conformable ultrasound breast patch for deep tissue scanning and imaging.Sci. Adv. 9, eadh5325 (2023). DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.adh5325

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Published

2024-05-13

Issue

Vol. 10 No. 2 (2024): TheScienceBreaker

Section

Health & Physiology

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Some rights reserved 2024 Canan Dagdeviren, Lara Ozkan

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