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New x-ray scanner could improve breast cancer surgery

22nd February 2021 12:02 am 19th February 2021 11:55 am Researchers in the UK have developed a new x-ray imaging scanner that could have strong potential in the improvement of breast cancer operations. Image: Adobestock The research team from UCL and Queen Mary University of London, working closely with Barts Health NHS Trust and Nikon, said the new approach will aid surgeons performing breast tumour removal surgery by allowing for 2.5 times better detection of diseased tissue in the margins (edges of extracted tissue) than with standard imaging. Published in Scientific Reports, the study involved the use of X-Ray Phase Contrast Imaging (XPCI) to develop a scanner that would provide surgeons with a full 3D image of the extracted tissue lump, known as a wide local excision (WLE).

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