Scientists at Dundee University have developed a low - cost , accurate method of detecting and diagnosing prostate cancer using ultrasound technology . The researchers developed a special probe for the non - invasive treatment , which uses shear wave imaging to detect harder , potentially cancerous tumors and tumours in the breast gland . The recent trial , which was hailed as a " significant leap forward " took in 200 years , and the team now aims to scale it up and gather more data .
Scientists at Dundee University have developed a low-cost, accurate method of detecting and diagnosing prostate cancer using ultrasound technology. The team developed a special probe for the non-invasive treatment, which uses shear wave elastography to identify harder, potentially cancerous cells and tumours in the prostate gland. The recent trial, which was hailed as a "significant step forward" took in 200 patients, and the team now aims to scale it up and gather more data.