Full removal of brain tumors ensures that there is no recurrence of brain cancer. However, sometimes some residual tumor remains in the brain since it is hard to map the edges of the tumor. A new study promises an effective removal of brain tumor by highlighting a protein in the edges of the tumor. Medical imaging plays a critical role in the diagnosis and the treatment of brain tumors. Non-invasive methods are currently being used to map the tumors in the brain.
The accurate brain tumor mapping ensures the surgical management of malignant tumors. However, many times a residual tumor (generally peripheral cells) is left inside the brain since it is not clearly visible to neurosurgeons for excision. The residual tumor cells may cause recurrence of cancer after some period. The new study presented by the scientists from the University of Oxford from the UK has found a way to overcome this…
