Scientists at Dundee University have developed a low-cost, accurate method of detecting and diagnosing prostate cancer using ultrasound technology. The new technique is based on the principle that sound waves can be used to detect changes in tissue inside the body. 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.
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.