Magnetized molecules used to monitor breast cancer

(Cancer Research UK) A new type of scan that involves magnetizing molecules allows doctors to see in real-time which regions of a breast tumor are active, according to research funded by Cancer Research UK and published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences today. This is the first time researchers have demonstrated that this scanning technique, called carbon-13 hyperpolarized imaging, can be used to monitor breast cancer.
Source: EurekAlert! - Cancer - Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: news