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Researchers have developed a new and cheaper technique to detect cancer which uses sugar to light up tumours in magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scans, reports PTI. The breakthrough by University College London (UCL) scientists could provide a safer and simpler alternative to standard radioactive techniques and enable radiologists to image tumours in greater detail, researchers said.
The new technique, called ?glucose chemical exchange saturation transfer? (glucoCEST), is based on the fact that tumours consume much more glucose (a type of sugar) than normal, healthy tissues in order to sustain their growth.
http://freepressjournal.in/sugar-can-help-detect-cancer-in-body-scans-2/
The new technique, called ?glucose chemical exchange saturation transfer? (glucoCEST), is based on the fact that tumours consume much more glucose (a type of sugar) than normal, healthy tissues in order to sustain their growth.
http://freepressjournal.in/sugar-can-help-detect-cancer-in-body-scans-2/