New Technique Images Tumor Vessel Leakiness To Predict Breast Cancer Chemotherapy Outcome
Monday, February 2, 2009 - 08:28
in Health & Medicine
Researchers have developed a technique for determining the "leakiness" of tumor blood vessels using a simple digital mammography unit. The quantification of "leakiness" is closely correlated to the ability of a chemotherapy agent to enter the tumor, allowing the researchers to predict the agent's therapeutic efficacy.