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A group of researchers from the Technion – Israel Institute of Technology, and the United States has reported a breakthrough in MRI scanning that could significantly improve breast cancer diagnosis, according to a paper published in Nature Communications.
The researchers developed a new method, called ELITE, that accelerates and enhances MRI scans used in breast cancer imaging, a disease diagnosed in approximately 2.3 million people each year, most of them women. The approach combines artificial intelligence with advanced mathematical modeling to enable dynamic MRI imaging at what the researchers describe as unprecedented speed and accuracy.
The international study brings together expertise in engineering, MRI physics, artificial intelligence and clinical radiology.
Dr. Eddy Solomon of the Technion’s Faculty of Biomedical Engineering, the study’s lead author, said the research focuses on dynamic MRI, a key tool in breast cancer diagnosis. Dynamic MRI is primarily used for screening high-risk populations and is characterized by high sensitivity, with more than 90% accuracy, compared with roughly 50-60% for ultrasound and mammography combined.