The LUCA device proves its readiness for a better thyroid cancer screening
E-Mail IMAGE: First lab tests in 2019 of the LUCA device at ICFO research center in Barcelona. Dr. Mattia Squarcia tests the probe on a healthy patient to see the performance of... view more Credit: ICFO Thyroid nodules are a common pathology having a prevalence of 19-76% when screened with ultrasound, with higher frequencies in women. Current medical methods used to assess the malignancy of a nodule consist in performing an ultrasound, followed by a Doppler ultrasound, and then a biopsy. However, unfortunately, these methods present both low specificity and low sensitivity. This ...
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