TECHNIQUE TO OBTAIN A MEDICAL IMAGE FROM ELASTIC PROPERTIES OF TISSUES

CSIC and the Polytechnic University of Valencia have developed a technique that substantially improves the medical image generated from the study of the elastic properties of soft tissues. This information allows a better medical diagnosis to be made and to detect possible abnormalities in the tissue that can develop as a result of pathology. In this way, changes in the elastic properties of tissues are associated with possible diseases, such as cancer.

Industrial partners dedicated to the development of medical imaging devices are being sought to collaborate through a patent licence agreement.