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2019: Doctors start using virtual biopsy

In December 2019, doctors at Wexner Medical Center, in the course of research conducted at Ohio State University, developed a "virtual biopsy" method that allows you to diagnose pancreatic cysts in the early stages with almost no errors. The decision has already begun to be used in practice in the clinic.

With the help of new technology, doctors can identify precancerous cysts in potential patients and begin treatment in time, and in some cases save lives.

doctors at Wexner Medical Center, in the course of research conducted at Ohio State University, developed a "virtual biopsy" method

The diagnostic method, which experts have developed, gives doctors a microscopic image of the cyst wall, which is created by a tiny sight emitting laser light inside the formation. This allows doctors to almost immediately determine whether it is precancerous.

The standard fluid testing package within cysts existing by December 2019 correctly identifies benign or precancerous tumors in only 71% of cases. With the addition of a virtual biopsy to medical practice, diagnostic accuracy increases to 97%.

The diagnosis of a pancreatic cyst during examinations is not uncommon among patients, however, most of them find out about it by accident, during MRI or computed tomography. More than 45 thousand Americans die from this disease every year due to the asymptomatic course of the disease. Until cancer education begins to progress, people do not seek help, which makes early diagnosis and treatment difficult.

The probability of a cyst increases with age. To avoid this, Ohio researchers suggest introducing this method of diagnosing and reading images across the country, as well as conducting training among doctors in hospitals. They are also developing artificial intelligence capable of self-flagging other clinical cases that may be precancerous.^[1]

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