Tumor or Damaged Tissue? Doctor Uses Brain Chemicals to Identify Growth

Doctors are seeking a way to determine whether a brain tumor is growing again after removal surgery. After a patient developed a mass after having a tumor removed, Robert L. Kagan, MD, used MR spectroscopy to determine whether the mass was cancerous or tissue damage cause by post-operative radiation. The ratio of various chemicals in the brain led to a diagnosis. For more information, click here to read the full story.