3D scanner leaves no melanoma undetected
Source: Medical Republic, January 2024
A3D scanner that captures every nook and cranny of a patient’s skin will be available to NSW Mid North Coast residents next year to improve early detection and boost melanoma research.
The scanner will be one of 15 whole-body imaging machines to be rolled out across NSW, Queensland and Victoria as part of a three-year, $10 million melanoma imaging research project run by the Australian Cancer Research Foundation’s Australian Centre of Excellence in Melanoma Imaging and Diagnosis.
Minister for Medical Research David Harris?said Port Macquarie community health campus had installed the Vectra 3D whole body scanner and the first participants were set to be enrolled in the new year.