University of Queensland to Revolutionize Early Detection of Melanoma through Installation of 15 Canfield VECTRA WB360 Imaging Systems
Source: Cision PR Newswire, January 2019
PARSIPPANY, N.J., Dec. 27, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — The University of Queensland’s Diamantina Institute received a $10 million grant for melanoma research. Part of this money will be used to install 15 VECTRA® WB360 whole body imaging systems across Queensland, New South Wales and Victoria as part of the establishment of the ACRF Australian Center of Excellence in Melanoma Imaging and Diagnosis. The center will combine the cutting-edge 3D imaging technology of the VECTRA WB360 with a telemedicine network to help revolutionize the early detection of melanoma.
“Melanoma is Australia’s national cancer with Australians experiencing 12 times the global incidence – it is the most common cancer in Australians aged 15 to 40," Professor H. Peter Soyer, (Director of the Dermatology Research Centre at the University of Queensland) said. “Early detection is the key to saving lives and to achieving our vision of a world without melanoma."