date:Jul 30, 2013
A new technique for detecting cancer by imaging the consumption of sugar with magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) has been unveiled by UCL scientists. The breakthrough could provide a safer and simpler alternative to standard radioactive techniques and enable radiologists to image tumours in greater detail.
The new technique, called glucose chemical exchange saturation transfer (glucoCEST), is based on the fact that tumours consume much more glucose (a type of sugar) than normal, healthy tissues i