SRS Microscopy Shows Difference between Tumor, Normal Brain (IMAGE)

Michigan Medicine - University of Michigan

SRS Microscopy Shows Difference between Tumor, Normal Brain

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Images collected using an SRS microscope show that normal brain contains sparse cells with bundles of nerve fibers, called axons (left), but brain tumor tissue is full of cells in a disordered pattern (right). While you can see the difference on a microscopic scale, during surgery they'd be difficult to differentiate, making it hard for a surgeon to know where the tumor stops.

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University of Michigan Health System

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