Could a New Imaging Device Curb Thyroid Cancer?

A new development out of Taiwan could improve thyroid cancer screening after doctors unveiled a new diagnostic imaging tool last month. The AmCAD-UT Detection technology developed by AmCad BioMed Corp. is being hailed as the world’s first ultrasound CAD for thyroid cancer detection. For years, doctors have relied on traditional ultrasound imaging devices that produce black-and-white images to help doctors get a view of the thyroid nodules for abnormalities. With this new AmCAD-UT Detection device, doctors would now be able to view images of the thyroid nodules in better resolution with full color, an advance that could help raise the accuracy of thyroid imaging and cancer detection, while also reducing the need for doctors to administer painful tissue sample tests. Teddy Lin, project manager from the Taiwan External Trade Development Council, told MD+DI that the AmCAD-UT Detection Device enables computer-aided detection of “malignant nodule (cancer) even it's smaller than 1 cm or in early stage.” The system features an “exclusive contour outlining and automatic adjustment” that allows “physicians to rapidly outline the most adequate nodule contours on the ultrasound image.” The device visualizes and quantifies ultrasound features including anechoic area, echogenicity, echogenic foci, texture, and margin also "taller than wide.â€&...
Source: MDDI - Category: Medical Devices Authors: Tags: Imaging Source Type: news