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Starving Cancerous Tumors

New MRI Technique Helps Doctors Develop Better Cancer Drugs

October 1, 2003

Researchers have developed a technique called Dynamic Contrast Enhanced MRI. It provides a noninvasive way to find out if a particular drug is working to stop the creation of new blood vessels that feed a tumor.


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Martha J. Heil
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