Glowing tumor technology helps surgeons remove hidden cancer cells

(University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine) Surgeons were able to identify and remove a greater number of cancerous nodules from lung cancer patients when combining intraoperative molecular imaging (IMI) -- through the use of a contrast agent that makes tumor cells glow during surgery -- with preoperative positron emission tomography (PET) scans. The study from the Abramson Cancer Center at the University of Pennsylvania is the first to show how effective the combination of IMI with the tumo...