Researchers say they have developed a new way of detecting cancer by giving patients an injection of sugar before doing an MRI scan (magnetic resonance imaging). Scientists from University College London (UCL) have developed a technique they call glucose chemical exchange saturation transfer (glucoCEST). The work, published in the journal Nature Medicine, is based on the fact that tumors consume a higher amount of glucose compared with healthy tissues, as a way of sustaining their growth. Dr...
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08 Jul, 2013
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