Dr. Howard Smith Oncall

•3D biopsies could detect cancer earlier Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/p/C8qqE3Bp96U/ Johns Hopkins pathologists have developed a novel three dimensional tissue biopsy method.  Conventional biopsies are two dimensional, but the Hopkins researchers computer-aggregated the images from hundreds of sequential tissue layers to produce a 3D picture of tissues.  This technique is similar to that utilized in CT and MR scans.  Using this technique, they studied pancreatic biopsies and discovered interconnected networks of almost imperceptible precancerous lesion networks called pancreatic intraepithelial neoplasias that can grow into lethal pancreatic cancer.  This technique must be refined before its ready for the clinic, but it promises more precise diagnoses and earlier, more effective cancer treatment. https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-024-07359-3 https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666634022004901 #3D #pathology #cancer