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A team of researchers at the University of Waterloo recently developed a new magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) tool that makes cancerous tissue glow in medical images. It could help doctors more accurately detect and track the progression of cancer over time.The innovation will be able to create images in which cancerous tissue appear to light up compared to healthy tissue, making it easier to see.The tool was developed as a part of a study, which was published in the journal 'Scientific Reports'."Our studies show this new technology has promising potential to improve cancer screening, prognosis and treatment planning," said Alexander Wong, Canada Research Chair in Artificial Intelligence and Medical Imaging and a professor of systems design engineering at Waterloo.Irregular packing of cells leads to differences in the way water molecules move in cancerous tissue compared to healthy tissue. The new technology, called synthetic correlated diffusion imaging, highlights these differences by capturing, synthesizing and mixing MRI signals at different gradient pulse strengths and timings.In the largest study of its kind, the researchers collaborated with medical experts at the Lunenfeld-Tanenbaum Research Institute, several Toronto hospitals and the Ontario Institute for Cancer Research to apply the technology to a cohort of 200 patients with prostate cancer.Compared to standard MRI techniques, synthetic correlated diffusion imaging was better at delineating significant cancerous tissue, making it a potentially powerful tool for doctors and radiologists."Prostate cancer is the second most common cancer in men worldwide and the most frequently diagnosed cancer among men in more developed countries," said Wong, also a director of the Vision and Image Processing (VIP) Lab at Waterloo. "That's why we targeted it first in our research."We also have very promising results for breast cancer screening, detection, and treatment planning. This could be a game-changer for many kinds of cancer imaging and clinical decision support," Wong added.( With inputs from ANI )Disclaimer: This post has been auto-published from an agency feed without any modifications to the text and has not been reviewed by an editor

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Health :Researchers develop new MRI tool to detect, track progression of cancer

A team of researchers at the University of Waterloo recently developed a new magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) tool that makes cancerous tissue glow in medical images. It could help doctors more accurately detect and track the progression of cancer ov ...