Different rates of pyruvate conversion into lactate in different tumour deposits (IMAGE)
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These images, from a small-scale unpublished study in human ovarian cancer patients, were created using a technique called hyperpolarised carbon-13 imaging that allows doctors to distinguish between different subtypes of ovarian cancer, to reveal their sensitivities to treatment.
The scientists observed different rates of pyruvate conversion into lactate in different tumour deposits, suggestive of the presence of different tumour subtypes.
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Kevin Brindle/ University of Cambridge
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