OUR OBJECTIVE: TO IMPROVE THE DIAGNOSIS OF BREAST CANCER WITH A NEW AND SAFE IMAGING MODALITY AT THE SERVICE OF WOMEN’S HEALTH

Wavelia is a Microwave Breast Imaging scanner intended for the detection and characterization of breast pathologies.

An international network of clinical partners is participating to the development of this safe imaging modality designed as an alternative or complementary modality to conventional breast imaging.

Unlike X-ray mammography, this non-ionizing technology may allow for regular scan of the breast, as often as needed for clinical follow-up of pre-diagnosed pathologies, or for the preventive control of women with breast cancer family history. In addition, there is no compression of the breast during the examination for the comfort of the patient.

Wavelia by MVG

The rising prevalence of breast cancer around the world makes it a globally recognized health problem and motivates the development of innovative and efficient breast imaging systems to support prevention and diagnosis.

MVG’s research and innovation in advanced multi-probe measurement technology have enabled the development of WAVELIA. With its industrial experience, MVG wishes to put this new safe breast imaging modality at the service of women’s health to improve the diagnosis and management of breast cancer.

Clinical applications: Potential for added-value from Wavelia

  • Screening

    Combination with mammography screening to reduce the false negative rate:


    - Detectability of cancer types which are not visible on mammogram (e.g. Invasive Lobular Carcinomas)


    - Screening tool for young women with dense breasts and/or high risk for breast cancer.

  • Diagnosis

    Discrimination between malignant and benign breast lesions to reduce the number of unnecessary biopsies.

  • Monitoring

    Monitor the size evolution of the tumour at regular intervals to support patient-specific treatment planning.

Wavelia Partners

Meet our team

Wavelia, Brest, France
Optical Systems & Image Processing

Julio Daniel Gil Cano, PhD
Software Engineer - 3D Image Processing

Wavelia, Villejust, France
Hardware Developments and Operations

Luc Duchesne
Director & Operational Manager

Dominique Ingala
RF Systems Engineer

Jean-Gaël Bernard
Qualified Technician

Alexan Cottet-Emard
Data Acquisition Software Development Manager

Alexis Raveneau
Mechanical & Systems Engineer

Wavelia, Athens, Greece
Signal Processing, Imaging & Computer Aided Diagnostics

Angie Fasoula, PhD
Technical & Scientific Manager

Giannis Papatrechas
Signal & Image Processing Engineer

Petros Pantazopoulos, PhD
Electromagnetic Physicist - Advanced studies / EM scene modeling and imaging

Petros Arvanitis
Computer Engineer - Biomedical Imaging Developments

Wavelia, Galway, Ireland
Clinical Investigation Wavelia Operators

Alice Knox
Radiology / Imaging Equipment Technician - Wavelia Operator

Jessica Patten
Radiology / Imaging Equipment Technician - Wavelia Operator

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