News-Medical.Net November 13, 2024
Technique offers new hope for increased survival in patients with brain tumors.
What’s new:
An AI-based diagnostic system reveals cancerous tissue that may not otherwise be visible during brain tumor surgery. This enables neurosurgeons to remove it while the patient is still under anesthesia – or treat it afterwards with targeted therapies.
Why it matters:
- Brain tumors can grow back from unseen cancer cells.
- The new technique misses high-risk remaining tumors just 3.8% of the time, versus 24% for conventional methods.
- These AI techniques could be used in surgeries for other cancers.
When brain tumors recur, survival rates go down, and patients with the most lethal tumor type often die within a...
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