Key Facts
Current Ultrasound Capabilities
Standard ultrasound systems may be used to detect pathologies larger than 5mm. An expert does the detection and takes more than an hour to scan, with no definitive diagnosis. However, these types of pathologies are the minority, while the superficial pathologies are undetected in any imaging modality. As there is no correlation between pathology dimensions and symptoms, it is crucial to detect them all.
Tech Falls Short
Pathologies as small as 1mm may cause tremendous pain is invisible in any imaging modality!
Common false negative imaging
Unnecessary surgical diagnostics
The Human Factor
Operator dependent scanning and image analysis
Lack of expert sonographers
Lack of knowledge
Biased diagnostics