Mass spectrometry offers faster look at the edges of brain tumors (IMAGE)
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Graham Cooks, left, and Mahdiyeh Shahi. Glioma brain tumors are diffuse, so surgeons usually cannot excise all of the cancer during surgery. Currently, surgeons remove as much of the tumor as they can and then analyze the borders of the tumor after surgery. Researchers at Purdue University have developed a new method in which mass spectrometry could be used during surgery to evaluate tissue. This information could help guide the surgical team’s decisions, increasing the amount of cancerous tissue they are able to remove and improving the patient’s outcomes.
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