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Operating theater: Neurosurgeons look at a live view of brain tissue and adjust the trajectory of their surgical tool.

A new system for visualizing the brain during surgery is helping neurosurgeons more accurately diagnose and treat patients and is even allowing them to perform some procedures that until now have been extremely difficult or even impossible.

Neurosurgeons can use the imaging technology during surgeries that require small objects—biopsy needles, implants, or tubes to deliver drugs—to be placed at precise locations in the brain. The system provides live magnetic resonance images (MRI) that allow surgeons to monitor their progress during the operation.  

To read the full, original article click on this link: Real-Time MRI Helps Neurosurgeons During Surgeries | MIT Technology Review