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.