It’s not every day that technology and medicine converge. Wait a minute. I have just been informed that is exactly the way modern medicine works. Keeping that in mind, it really should come as no surprise that scientists at MIT and Harvard have developed a portable scanner and smartphone app that can diagnose cancer.
In initial trials, the device has had an accuracy rate of 96%, twelve percent better than current methods. To put that in scientific terms – that is ridonkulous.
The device itself only costs $200 and hooks into a smartphone and displays its results on the phone’s screen. In order to work, a tissue sample is needed for the device to scan. Presumably you would need a doctor to get that out of you. Keeping that in mind, the practical application of this device for personal use is limited.
However, with the relatively low cost of this device, imagine the applications this device could have in underdeveloped countries to accurately diagnose cancer. It really is something to get excited about.
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