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SUBMITTER: Garzon-Muvdi T
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5705789 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Aug
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Garzon-Muvdi Tomas T Kut Carmen C Li Xingde X Chaichana Kaisorn L KL
Future oncology (London, England) 20170810 19
Gliomas are CNS neoplasms that infiltrate the surrounding brain parenchyma, complicating their treatment. Tools that increase extent of resection while preventing neurological deficit are essential to improve prognosis of patients diagnosed with gliomas. Tools such as intraoperative MRI, ultrasound and fluorescence-guided microsurgery have been used in the surgical resection of CNS gliomas with the goal of maximizing extent of resection to improve patient outcomes. In addition, emerging experime ...[more]