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Devices and Imaging
NAME OF THE PROJECT
NAME OF THE MAIN CONTACT
ORGANISATION NAME
MammoScan
Rémi PICARD
SATT Sud Est
MammoScan is based on PhotoAcoustic/ThermoAcoustic computed Tomography
(PAT/TAT), a non-ionising and non-invasive technique.
Technology
PAT/TAT principle: the tissue dilation induced by pulse laser illumination generates
ultrasound waves that are detected by transducers. By using low scattered microwaves
for excitation, PAT/TAT allows deep tissue imaging (several cm) with a good ultrasound
imaging resolution (below mm).
However, current PAT/TAT approaches require multiple acquisitions and downstream
complex processing to locate targets, e.g. tumors.
MammoScan overcomes current PAT/TAT limits through a smarter use of marginal signals
(acoustic heterogeneities of tumors) with the aim to improve the localization of tumors
more quickly and with greater precision.
Breast cancer is one of most important cancer for woman. Actual detection technique for
breast cancer is ionizing and/or not very accurate and/or painful. There is a real need for
an accurate tumor localization system.
Customers / Target market
MammoScan allows one-shot, non-ionizing and non-invasive localization of 3D targets
(e.g. tumors), with high accuracy and easier processing. No breast compression is needed:
no painful
Application: Breast cancer detection, other cancers detection, Angiology, Dermatology
Industry and competitors
Financing need / Commercial
opportunity
IP – Patent situation
Future steps / Milestones
Medical Imaging industry
We are currently looking for an industrial partner interested for licensing-in the
technology and/or R&D collaboration (possible co-funding)
Patent : WO 2014177779A1 (March 2014)
SATT technological maturation January 2015 to July 2016
The second testing phase must include an industrial partner
Further reading
N/A
Contact person
Rémi Picard, Technical Marketing Engineer, SATT Sud Est
[email protected]