TSU is creating a system for early detection of breast cancer
TSU radiophysicists are developing a device that will detect breast cancer at an early stage and also conduct noninvasive diagnostics of blood and diseases of the internal organs using radio waves. The system is a hemisphere of thin plastic on which a set of sensors is located. According to preliminary experiments, the device is able to detect inhomogeneities using permittivity analysis.
- Now the most common method for diagnosing a person’s internal organs is X-ray tomography, but it works by searching for tissue seals. However, tissue density often does not characterize the occurrence of a tumor and this makes diagnosis difficult, says Vladimir Yakubov. - A more accurate parameter is the dielectric constant of the medium, which is mainly determined by the moisture content rather than the mass. The change in water concentration is reflected in the occurrence of various kinds of diseases during early diagnosis. Thus, the analysis and diagnosis of pathologies can be performed using radio waves.
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