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ArticleNature communications2026

Portable, real-time 3D ultrasound for operator-independent breast imaging.

Md Osman Goni Nayeem, Shrihari Viswanath, Hyeokjun Yoon, Aastha Shah, David Sadat, Colin Marcus, Anantha P Chandrakasan, Tolga Ozmen, Canan Dagdeviren

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Article in Nature communications, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors.

Md Osman Goni Nayeem *Media Lab, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-6776-1785
Shrihari Viswanath *Media Lab, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, USA.
Hyeokjun Yoon *Media Lab, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, USA.
Aastha ShahMedia Lab, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, USA.
David SadatMedia Lab, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, USA.
Colin MarcusMedia Lab, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, USA.
Anantha P ChandrakasanDepartment of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, USA.
Tolga OzmenDivision of Surgical Oncology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.
Canan DagdevirenMedia Lab, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, USA. canand@media.mit.edu.ORCID 0000-0002-2032-792X

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Breast cancer screening and longitudinal monitoring require imaging technologies that are portable, operator-independent, and suitable for frequent use, a capability not fully met by mammography or conventional ultrasound. We present a three-dimensional (3D) portable ultrasound system for real-time examination (3D PURE) that overcomes key limitations in volumetric breast imaging through advances in transducer design, acoustic materials, and adaptive beamforming. A box-array design incorporating a corner-gap offset geometry suppresses peak crosstalk (by 3.73 dB at the corner-most element), prevents preamplifier saturation, and supports higher transmit voltages (up to 24 V). A custom flowable backing layer (impedance 6.12 MRayl; attenuation 7.56 dB mm

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BreastBreast NeoplasmsImaging, Three-DimensionalUltrasonography, MammaryEquipment DesignFemaleHumansPhantoms, ImagingTransducers

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PMID42386721
PMCPMC13323354

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