Pediatric brain tumors can be classified noninvasively at diagnosis

(Children's Hospital Los Angeles) Medulloblastoma, the most commonly occurring malignant brain tumor in children, can be classified into four subgroups -- each with a different risk profile requiring subgroup-specific therapy. Investigators at Children's Hospital Los Angeles have now discovered that these subgroups can be determined non-invasively, using magnetic resonance spectroscopy.
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news