Washington: American scientists have
developed a new breast cancer screening device which
alleviates the pain associated with the regular mammography
test.
The device -- Computerised Ultrasound Risk Evaluation
(CURE) -- uses no radiation and clinical trials have shown
that it can safely and accurately detect early breast cancers,
reported Michigan Radio.
CURE, developed by Barbara Ann Karmanos Institute, uses
multi-parametric ultrasound and sophisticated computer
algorithms rather than X-rays.
"It kind of works like regular ultrasound in the sense
that we send sound waves into the tissue and we look for
information that comes back," said Neb Duric, one of the
developers.
"In our case, we also look for information that goes
through the tissue, because we surround the breast with
sensors, and so we`re able to also measure parameters that
regular ultrasound can`t measure," Duric said.
The examination takes about one minute and does not
involve radiation or compression as the current mammography.
The screening will be also much less expensive than magnetic
resonance imaging - MRIs - and is painless, he added.Developers believe that it will help reduce the number of
false positives that can occur with mammography and thereby
reduce unnecessary biopsies.
Mukesh Ambani, with a fortune of USD 32 billion, has a
wealth more than five times of the USD 5.8 billion net worth
of China`s richest citizen BYD`s Wang Chuanfu, at the time
Forbes published its China 400 rankings earlier this month.
"Wang`s fortune has since dropped along with BYD`s
shares," Forbes added.
India saw a significant rise in the number of super rich
people largely driven by a recovery in the stock markets and
buoyant economic conditions despite global economic slump.
"Happier days are here again for India`s super rich,
thanks to a rebounding stock market, up two-thirds in the past
year, and a still buoyant economy that`s growing at least six
per cent a year," Forbes said.
Among other factors, a recovering real estate market was
one of the biggest sources of wealth, producing 14
rich-listers, over half of them billionaires, while 13 tycoons
made their money in India`s pharmaceutical industry.
Meanwhile, India`s export-driven software sector,
produced some of the country`s bigger fortunes, including that
of tech tycoon Azim Premji who was ranked fourth on the Forbes
rich list with USD 14.9 billion, and HCL Group`s Shiv Nadar at
No 15, Infosys Technologies alone produced five of the top 100
tycoons -- three of whom are billionaires -- more than any
other company.
Bureau Report