Jan. 20 at 1:42 PM
$HYPR really good news!
The biggest advantage here is accessibility. Many patients currently wait weeks for an MRI or have to travel long distances to a hospital.
92% accuracy today is often better than 100% accuracy three months from now.
For tumor surveillance (monitoring a known tumor), it is often more important to see if a tumor is growing or changing shape than to see every microscopic detail.
The study looked at conditions like MS lesions, dementia, and tumors. For acute or significant pathologies (like a major bleed or a large tumor), the accuracy of these scanners is usually near 100%. The 2% to 8% discrepancy usually involves very small, subtle details that are less critical for an initial diagnosis in a local clinic.
