Brain Surgery With Water


Surgeons previously had to look at scans to decide how to get to the tumor, but they didn't' know for sure where those important nerve tracts were.Now, researchers at St. Jude are using DTI, or diffusion tensor imaging, to plan surgery. First, patients have a standard MRI scan. Then, sophisticated computer software turns the images to color. Doctors can see every nerve tract in relation to the tumor. DTI works by measuring the movement of water molecules in the brain. Each color shows a different nerve and the direction it runs. The technology is currently being used at several major medical centers around the country to both diagnose certain conditions and plan brain surgeries.Source Ivanhoe

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Uploaded: October 27, 2007 at 7:34 am
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Video Comments:
cr8zycurt (June 23, 2008 at 10:29 am)
Awesome!
Jenfucius (May 16, 2008 at 11:25 pm)
Wow!I hope this technology becomes wide spread!

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