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New laser-based tool could dramatically improve the accuracy of brain tumor surgery

September 4, 2013 by

A new laser-based technology may make brain tumor surgery much more accurate, allowing surgeons to tell cancer tissue from normal brain at the microscopic level while they are operating, and avoid leaving behind cells that could spawn a new tumor.

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