The Boston Scientific SCOPE Team researched bronchoscopy tools and procedures and worked with physicians to develop areas of opportunity for Boston Scientific’s pulmonary development team. Boston Scientific asked the team to investigate the problem space of pulmonary lesion identification and diagnosis and develop a solution space. The team researched 5 tissue properties that could be measured and came up with 5 requirements to ensure successful tissue differentiation. The team selected the tissue property that best met the requirements to distinguish between healthy and lesion tissue.
The team's goal was to design a hardware system that combines an ultrasound medical imaging device with additional imaging modalities. This new system will simplify the current procedure for more effective diagnosis, decrease preparation and cleaning times, and improve the experience for the patients.