Innovative Breast Cancer Early Detection: 3D-USCT

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Breast cancer is one of the most common and fatal cancerous diseases among women. Worldwide, there are approx. 1,600,000 cases of breast cancer every year. Although the breast is not a vital organ, the number of women healed of th… Mehr anzeigen

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Funding period

16.10.15 - 09.01.16

Realisation

benefits next year

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Minimum amount (Start level)

30,000 €

City

Karlsruhe

What is this project all about?

While various breast cancer screening methods exist and were improved in recent years, they are not yet optimal: X-ray mammography is uncomfortable as the breast is compressed, and the patient is exposed to radiation. While being an inherently safe method, ultrasound-based sonography creates only 2D images, which are hard to reproduce and are flawed by artifacts. Magnet resonance imaging (MRI) of the breast requires the injection of a contrast agent, is ex… Mehr anzeigen

What is the project goal and who is the project for?

The aim of this crowd funding campaign is to inform and involve the public about 3D-USCT and gain supporters and advocates for the next crucial steps.
The 3D-USCT project approaches everyone, who wants to support and promote innovative research – the world’s first 3D-USCT for breast cancer diagnosis – to be a part of this ambitious and groundbreaking project! Participate in our vision to reduce the deaths of women by breast cancer.
With your support we will… Mehr anzeigen

Why would you support this project?

Because it promises to be by far the most comfortable method to enable early breast cancer detection and thus could enable a better protection of women from a dangerous disease.

What makes 3D-USCT special?

Innovative method for early detection of breast cancer
Ultrasound-based technique without exposure to radiation
Comfortable examination without breast compression
Multimodal imaging for specific diagnosis
Cost efficient device for screening

Some details
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How will we use the money if the project is successfully funded?

The funds of this campaign will be used for research and development of a new prototype with optimized imaging algorithms and improved design to maximize patient comfort and advance the marketability of the 3D-USCT. Thus, the method can be deployed as fast as possible into clinics to fight breast cancer worldwide.

At KIT an adapted version of crowd funding was developed for this project: “leveraged crowd funding”. In case of a large popularity and particip… Mehr anzeigen

Who are the people behind the project?

Our team is working at KIT for many years with expert knowledge and great enthusiasm to develop the worldwide first 3D-USCT.
The 3D-USCT project is located at KIT’s Campus Nord in Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen and is backed by the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, a university of the state of Baden-Wuerttemberg and a research institution of the Helmholtz Association (http://www.kit.edu/kit/english/index.php ).

3D-USCT was initiated by Prof. Hartmut Gemmeke and … Mehr anzeigen

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