Scientists have created a device for the effective detection of bladder cancer

The new non-invasive analysis method developed by researchers from the University of Liverpool and scientists from the University of Western England in Bristol can open up new possibilities for medicine in the diagnosis of bladder cancer. Scientists have created a device that analyzes the smell of urine and allows you to determine the early signs of the development of the disease. The creators say that the accuracy in the determination is 100 percent - all tests on 98 samples confirmed this.

The device, which scientists have called the “odoreader,” uses a variety of sensor systems that capture and analyze the chemicals in the smell of urine. The medical device has an integrated gas chromatograph furnace and a commercially available chromatographic capillary column (the main component of the device), which in turn is connected to a metal-oxide heating sensor (consisting of tin and zinc oxide), which serves as a detector.

Commercial version of the Odorider

Researchers say that early diagnosis of bladder cancer not only increases the chances of successful treatment, but ultimately can reduce the cost of concomitant treatment. You will be surprised, but one of the ways to detect early signs of bladder cancer is to use dogs that are specially trained for a specific smell! Yes, you heard right. However, as you understand, the use of dogs for diagnosis in any hospital is a far from ideal means. Firstly, dogs determine the presence of this disease in only 41 percent of cases, and secondly, the question of sterility remains open. But it was precisely such an amazing opportunity for four-legged friends to determine smells due to their sense of smell - which pushed scientists to the idea that the key to the solution must be sought in the smells emitted by certain types of gases.

“The results of laboratory studies of the new diagnosis for detecting bladder cancer are quite impressive, but we need to make a more accurate sample of patients for tests before we can confidently say that the device is suitable for use in hospitals,” says Professor Chris Probert from the University of Liverpool .

In addition to the University of Western England in Bristol and the University of Liverpool, the Bristol Urology Institute is also involved in the study of a new diagnostic method.

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