About this episode
Challenging an over 100-year-old histology technic that is prone to false negatives.In cancer diagnostics.My guest aims to take histopathology departments from the 20th century into the 21st century, where they belong.From slicing biopsy samples into 3D.From a manual preparation to a robotic one.Where all abnormalities will be pointed out and counted by AI.And human physicians will see inside the whole sample in 3D.Let's get down to the cell level.You’ll hearwhat happens to your biopsy sampleswhy the current histopathology standard is prone to misseshow do you see inside the tissue in 3D and see 400 times more cellswhat’s so fascinating about watching cells and tissues under the microscopeand more Dr. Francesca Catto, the CEO of IMAI. With a background in Medical Biotechnology and Molecular Medicine, she fell in love with histopathology just to challenge it, when her research showed the current ways are not enough.IMAI is a pre-seed stage Swiss medtech startup. They develop an automated robotic platform for faster 3D analysis of tumor tissues. Supported with AI, they avoid false negatives and offer better cancer detection. Here is more about them:https://www.imai-medtech.com/Timestamps:0:00 Dr. Francesca Catto and IMAI1:11 Why Hospital Pathology Departments Did Not Go Digital2:30 What Happens to Your Biopsy: Current Gold Standard9:57 Kinds of Human Tissues and Cells11:33 What Do Cancer Cells Look Like13:52 Problems with Current Histopathology15:25 Histology Definition, Histopathology Definition, Pathology, Histotechnology16:56 Challenging the Status Quo with 3D Histology24:22 How Do You See Inside a Tissue in 3D Models28:32 Robotic AI-Powered Platform for Histopathologists40:18 400x More Cells Analysed in 3D Histopathology46:14 Thank You, Follow IMAI46:45 Follow X-Health.show, Disclaimer If you've enjoyed listening, you'll make us happy by clicking "Follow" on X-Health.show and leaving a review.The information in this podcast is for informational purposes only and should not be considered medical advice. If you have any medical questions, please consult your healthcare practitioner. The opinions on the show are Alex's or her guests. The podcast does not make any responsibility or warranties about guests statements or credibility. While the podcast makes every effort to ensure that the information shared is accurate, please let us know if you have any comments, suggestions or corrections.
