Cancer Breath Test Enters Clinical Trials
Metabolomx, a startup in Mountain View, California, recently completed a clinical trial that shows that its breath test can spot lung cancer with 83 percent accuracy and can also distinguish between several different types of the disease, something that usually requires a biopsy. The accuracy of the test matches what’s possible with low-dose computerized tomography imaging of the lungs.
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Additionally, their website explains the colorimetric sensor array they’re using, and it is so cool. I was wondering if maybe piezocrystals were involved, but no - it’s colorimetric. That’s awesome.
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