Ultra-sound for super sight!
Test the elasticity of human tissue by ultra sound
. Elementary? More like revolutionary! Because until now the resulting imagery had never been achieved. Although more sensitive than a conventional echography, the technology is designed for extremely specific clinic applications; detecting cancers at the earliest possible stage, but also non-invasive treatment of tumours. Jacques Souquet was a World Research Director at Philips Medical, and left the Dutch giant in May 2005 to concentrate on this project. He is the founder and president of the "SuperSonic Imagine" start-up and in the following he gives us a brief history of a company that has received every possible aid
from Provence Promotion.
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