A Lakehead University researcher is getting over $400,000 from the Canadian Cancer Society to continue researching a new method of diagnosing breast cancer.
Dr. Alla Reznik tells us her new method of mammography could help better detect tumours than current methods, especially for women with dense breasts.
The new system can help find tumours as small as 1.2 millimetres in size. The first clinical prototype of the PEM system is assembled, its imaging performance has been characterized in a laboratory setting, and it is now at the University Health Network-Princess Margaret Cancer Centre for awaiting clinical trials.
“This project will add advanced capabilities to the current PEM prototype, using data from our pilot studies as a guide,” Dr. Reznik added. “The next-generation device will have a better dynamic range to allow for a wide array of clinical tasks – ranging from low-dose screening to high-dose treatment follow-up – and will be tested in multiple clinical centres in Canada and the United States to prepare data to support wide-spread deployment.”
