MRI-Based Assessment of Safe Margins in Tumor Surgery

Introduction. In surgical oncology, histological analysis of excised tumor specimen is the conventional method to assess the safety of the resection margins. We tested the feasibility of using MRI to assess the resection margins of freshly explanted tumor specimens in rats. Materials and Methods. Fo...

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Main Authors: Laura Bellanova, Thomas Schubert, Olivier Cartiaux, Frédéric Lecouvet, Christine Galant, Xavier Banse, Pierre-Louis Docquier
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2014-01-01
Series:Sarcoma
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/686790