Detecting breast cancer earlier with 3D X-rays
A research team from ETH Zurich and the Paul Scherrer Institute PSI together with the Baden Cantonal Hospital and the University Hospital Zurich wants to improve a method for diagnosing breast cancer.
In brief
- Researchers from the ETH Zurich, the Paul Scherrer Institute PSI, the Cantonal Hospital Baden and the University Hospital Zurich have achieved a milestone on the way to improved breast cancer screening.
- They have demonstrated that breast tumours can be detected earlier with a new type of 3-D X-ray computed tomography than with conventional computed tomography.
- The new grating interferometry computed tomography clearly surpasses the conventional method in terms of resolution and contrast. This will increase the chances of recovery for affected women.