'Cutting by color': New imaging technique for more precise cancer surgery
Tuesday, August 19, 2008 - 13:14
in Health & Medicine
Instead of "paint by number," you might call it "cutting by color": Researchers in Massachusetts now report development and early clinical trials of a new imaging system that highlights cancerous tissue in the body so that surgeons can more easily see and remove diseased tissue with less damage to normal tissue near the tumor. Their research will be presented in August at the American Chemical Society national meeting in Philadelphia.
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