AutoAspira
2025
Team Members:
- Youran (Peggy) Li
- Neha Chellu
- Sangmita Singh
- Moonhyung (Bruce) Lee
- Ishir Sharma
- Shreya Tiwari
- Derek Minn
- Hassan Farah
Advisors:
- Dr. Elizabeth Logsdon
Sponsors:
- Dr. Emily Ambinder
- Dr. Youseph Yazdi
- Dr. Yekosani Mitala
- Dr. Robert Ssekitoleko
- Dr. William Wasswa
- Dr. Robert Lukande
- Dr. Amy Ly
- Mr. George Coles
Abstract:
Manual Fine Needle Aspiration (FNA) biopsy is often used to diagnose breast cancer in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). While performed with ultrasound guidance in the United States, most SSA healthcare centers lack imaging resources, rendering clinicians unable to consistently sample breast lesions with adequate cellularity, leading to high false-negative rates, repeat patient visits, increased financial burden, and delayed treatment initiation. Our solution, an automated handheld device, has shown promise in improving sample cellularity as compared to manual FNA.
