New breast friends
March 6, 2012
THE University of Sydney has
partnered with Agilent Technologies
to develop new methods of
detecting breast cancer.
The partnership will see Sydney
Uni researchers utilise Agilent’s
imaging tools such as elemental bio
imaging and microwave imaging, to
study breast tissue samples in an
entirely different way.
The study will be the first of its
kind to look at measuring physical
properties of breast tissue which
could be related to breast cancer risk.
As part of the study, researchers
will determine whether measuring
the structure and composition of
breast tissue, using x-ray
fluorescence signals, could be used
to accurately measure breast
density and predict risk of
developing the condition.
The experimental approach will
combine a measurement of the
electron density, trace element
content, liquid content and fat cell
content, into a model which can be
correlated with mammographic
breast density measurements.
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