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BANGALORE: The Manipal Institute of Neurological Disorders and the Department of Nuclear Medicine at Manipal Hospital have jointly introduced Radio Guided Neuro Surgery that will benefit people suffering from brain tumours.

A Gamma probe is being used to localise the tumour increasing the scope and reach for treating the ailment. Dr Sujay Rao, Consultant Neurosurgeon, Manipal Hospital, who led the team to this pioneering technique said, "Tumours are often very deceptive. While operating, the surgeons sometime find the tumour to be so closely resembling the brain that he can barely tell the difference.

"In case, normal brain tissue is operated or removed, it might cause severe and irreparable damage. The use of Sentinel Node probe and help from Nuclear Medicine now enables to differentiate tumour from brain tissue with confidence."

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