Picking the Brain
Various cell types in brain tumour biopsies are marked when applying radioactive antibodies for detection by positron emission tomography. This study of glioblastoma uses cell sorting and 3D histology – technique to highlight the tissue make-up – to distinguish cells of the tumour and its environment towards targeted monitoring of specific cell populations
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This is International Brain Tumour Awareness Week – 29.10–5.11 2023
Image from work by Laura M. Bartos and colleagues
Department of Nuclear Medicine, University Hospital of Munich, LMU Munich, Munich, Germany
Image originally published with a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
Published in Science Advances, October 2023
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