New Raman Spectroscopy Probe Could Improve Outcomes In Brain Cancer Surgery
An illustration of the method developed by Canadian researchers to detect cancer cells in the brain. It uses the Raman effect with a laser. (Source: Petrecca K., Leblond F. et al.)
Medical Device Online, February 17, 2015
Scientists have developed a new intraoperative probing technique that could increase survival odds for patients with brain cancer. The McGill University researchers claim that a Raman spectroscopy probe can be used during surgery to accurately identify almost all invasive brain cancer cells that other methods could potentially miss.