{"id":628,"date":"2024-10-25T16:42:21","date_gmt":"2024-10-25T20:42:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ar.bu.edu\/2024\/?page_id=628"},"modified":"2024-11-05T14:50:48","modified_gmt":"2024-11-05T19:50:48","slug":"dermasensor","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ar.bu.edu\/2024\/ai\/dermasensor\/","title":{"rendered":"This Device Could Save Your Life"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>A new handheld cancer-detection device could help identify potentially cancerous growths, possibly slashing the number of misidentifications in half, thanks to technology pioneered by a College of Engineering researcher.<\/strong><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_759\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-759\" style=\"width: 519px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/2024\/files\/2024\/10\/lede-crop-Dermasensor_Device-509x636.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"509\" height=\"636\" class=\"wp-image-759 size-medium\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ar.bu.edu\/2024\/files\/2024\/10\/lede-crop-Dermasensor_Device-509x636.jpg 509w, https:\/\/ar.bu.edu\/2024\/files\/2024\/10\/lede-crop-Dermasensor_Device-819x1024.jpg 819w, https:\/\/ar.bu.edu\/2024\/files\/2024\/10\/lede-crop-Dermasensor_Device-768x960.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ar.bu.edu\/2024\/files\/2024\/10\/lede-crop-Dermasensor_Device.jpg 1068w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 509px) 100vw, 509px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-759\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><strong>DermaSensor<\/strong> was recently cleared by the FDA for US markets.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Spotting signs of skin cancer too late may spell serious trouble, but primary care physicians can struggle to diagnose if a growth requires further examination by a dermatologist.<\/p>\n<p>Enter <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dermasensor.com\/\"><strong>DermaSensor<\/strong><\/a>, a noninvasive instrument using light and artificial intelligence to examine skin lesions and assess whether a patient should be referred to a specialist. It was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/articles\/2024\/fda-clears-device-with-bu-technology-that-makes-skin-cancer-detection-easier\/\">recently cleared for US markets by the Food and Drug Administration<\/a>, a crucial step toward widespread adoption of this potentially lifesaving device.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_758\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-758\" style=\"width: 646px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/2024\/files\/2024\/10\/24-1420-AR2-001-636x509.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"636\" height=\"509\" class=\"wp-image-758 size-medium\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ar.bu.edu\/2024\/files\/2024\/10\/24-1420-AR2-001-636x509.jpg 636w, https:\/\/ar.bu.edu\/2024\/files\/2024\/10\/24-1420-AR2-001-768x614.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ar.bu.edu\/2024\/files\/2024\/10\/24-1420-AR2-001.jpg 1025w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 636px) 100vw, 636px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-758\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Engineering professor <strong>Irving J. Bigio<\/strong> developed technology for a skin cancer-detection device.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/eng\/profile\/irving-bigio\/\"><strong>Irving J. Bigio<\/strong><\/a>, professor of biomedical engineering and electrical and computer engineering, developed and refined DermaSensor\u2019s underlying technology: elastic scattering spectroscopy. He also serves as scientific advisor to the eponymous company behind the device, which licensed patents from Bigio and Boston University.<\/p>\n<p>Bigio, who also holds positions in the Chobanian &amp; Avedisian School of Medicine and College of Arts &amp; Sciences, says DermaSensor\u2019s clearance reflects well on the College of Engineering and on University culture too: \u201cIt\u2019s a positive statement about BU\u2019s commitment to interdisciplinary research that involves the engineering and physical sciences, as well as the medical school.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A new handheld cancer-detection device could help identify potentially cancerous growths, possibly slashing the number [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":12906,"featured_media":0,"parent":68,"menu_order":1,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"bu-landing","meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ar.bu.edu\/2024\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/628"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ar.bu.edu\/2024\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ar.bu.edu\/2024\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ar.bu.edu\/2024\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/12906"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ar.bu.edu\/2024\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=628"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/ar.bu.edu\/2024\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/628\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":866,"href":"https:\/\/ar.bu.edu\/2024\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/628\/revisions\/866"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ar.bu.edu\/2024\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/68"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ar.bu.edu\/2024\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=628"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}