15 Jun 2023

New invention in Aotearoa could change medical imaging around the world

From Afternoons, 1:15 pm on 15 June 2023

A Kiwi invention could be the next big thing in medical imaging.

Following in the footsteps of CT scanning and X Ray before that, the MARS scanner is the world's first 3D photon scanner.

It was devised by father and son team Phil and Anthony Butler, and they've just signed a major deal to collaborate with the world's leading academic medical centre for musculoskeletal health.

MARS Bioimaging co-founder and chief medical officer Professor Anthony Butler talks to Jesse.

MARS scan of a wrist with a scaphoid fracture

MARS scan of a wrist with a scaphoid fracture Photo: supplied