New probe provides vital assist in brain cancer surgery

Tuesday, July 24, 2012 - 15:30 in Health & Medicine

A new probe uses an innovative fluorescence-reading technology to help brain surgeons distinguish cancerous tissue from normal tissue. The probe tool, now already in use for brain surgery, may one day be used for surgeries for a variety of cancers.

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