New York, January 28 -- With the aid of an imaging technique that measures the chemical composition of tissues, researchers in the United States, have established a means to locate a tumor in the prostate.
The research, being conducted by a team at the Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston, is still in its early stages. However, the finding of the research may lead to a better way of diagnosing prostate cancer.
MR spectroscopy used to diagnose prostate cancer
Lead author of the study, Leo L. Cheng, PhD, of the MGH Imaging and Pathology departments said that his team used magnetic resonance (MR) spectroscopy for the diagnosis of the prostate cancer. The technique yielded encouraging results.
