Microwave breast imaging: A non-invasive, non-ionizing emerging technology for breast cancer screening

breast cancer screening using microwave breast imaging

Figure 1. SAFE (Scan and Find Early) Microwave Imaging Device for breast cancer early screening and diagnostic: (a) SAFE industrial design, (b) SAFE's patient scanning process. Image courtesy of Academic Radiology.

“This can have a major impact on the younger population, especially for women at high risk of developing breast cancer, like those with genetic mutations, where there is a necessity to start screenings at an early age,” experts explained in Academic Radiology.