Three-dimensional imaging is not suitable for small cancer targets
The continuous improvement of imaging technology holds great promise in areas where visual detection is necessary, such as with cancer screening. Three-dimensional imaging in particular has become popular because it provides a more complete picture of the target object and its context. More doctors and radiologists are looking at these 3D volumes, which are new technologies that allow you to look not just at one image, but a set of images, said UC Santa Barbara psychology professor Miguel Eckstein (link is external), whose expertise lies in the field of visual search. In some imaging modalities this gives doctors information about volume and it allows them to segment what they re interested in.
The continuous improvement of imaging technology holds great promise in areas where visual detection is necessary, such as with cancer screening. Three-dimensional imaging in particular has become popular because it provides a more complete picture of the target object and its context.