About Quantason
Quantason has developed Image-based Dynamic Ultrasound Spectrography (IDUSTM), the groundbreaking MedTech platform for radiation-free, proactive, early and preventive breast screening with no limiting factors such age, breast density, size, pregnancy or radiation therapy. IDUSTM has two simultaneously applied modes of operation:
Mode 1 - Fully automated, hands-free, high-fidelity, 2D & 3D ultrasound, empowered by
Mode 2 - Real-time acoustic spectral analysis for binary target detection and positioning
Among other features, IDUSTM detects the earliest signs of ductal carcinoma in-situ (DCIS) and follows-up its progression. Such proactive screening and follow-up monitoring is imperative in defining and determining the progression of DCIS and its transition to micro-invasion and on to invasive carcinoma, noting that while most DCIS is considered cancer; not all progress to carcinoma.
The hybrid ability of IDUSTM to earlier, better, easier, radiation-free, cost-effective and precision (binary) detection, location and morphology of (A) DCIS progression and (B) small masses fundamentally transforms the utilization of the synergy between high-end automated ultrasound and other advanced technologies in breast care:
(A) Reduces interval cancer rate by allowing for precision and binary (I/O) detection of the earliest manifestation of DCIS, when the disease is in an entirely different clinical entity than cancer, its follow-up monitoring and preemptive excision of the high-risk premalignant lesions by biopsy intervention or even focused ablation before occurrence of micro-invasion and growth of a cancerous tumor.
(B) Allows for timely treatment of small masses by radiation/hormonal therapy or biopsy/surgical intervention.
Bonded with an automated system, IDUSTM, when validated clinically, would serve as an alternative or robust adjunct to x-ray mammography for screening of women with dense breast tissue and intermediate risk of breast cancer.
IDUSTM represents the future of quantitative medical ultrasound, includes advanced capabilities such as state-of-the-art hyper-speed real-time parallel processing, enhanced image quality, active sonar, data analytics, robotics, artificial intelligence, machine learning and virtual-reality algorithms, holography, wireless/cloud technologies and social media.