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Article: Electronic nose can sniff out early stage lung cancer.
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- Medical Device Daily
- Article date:
- April 13, 2005
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Electronic nose can sniff out early stage lung cancer
By HOLLAND JOHNSON
Medical Device Daily Associate Managing Editor
The electronic nose, a device long used for safety and quality control in the food, wine and perfume industries, also can be used to detect early evidence of lung cancer, according to research conducted at the Cleveland Clinic (Cleveland).
Known as the Cyranose, the electronic nose is a hand-sized device that uses biosensor technology to produce what is known as a smellprint of the volatile organic compounds that comprise human breath and other scents.
The devices mechanism of action is similar to that of the ...