MIT: New Sensors Could Offer Early Detection of Lung Tumors
April 03, 2020
April 03, 2020
CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, April 3 [TNSmedicalresearch] -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news on April 1:
People who are at high risk of developing lung cancer, such as heavy smokers, are routinely screened with computed tomography (CT), which can detect tumors in the lungs. However, this test has an extremely high rate of false positives, as it also picks up benign nodules in the lungs.
Researchers at MIT have now developed a new approac . . .
People who are at high risk of developing lung cancer, such as heavy smokers, are routinely screened with computed tomography (CT), which can detect tumors in the lungs. However, this test has an extremely high rate of false positives, as it also picks up benign nodules in the lungs.
Researchers at MIT have now developed a new approac . . .