Neat News 3462 (added 2025-11-13)
Freezing tumours
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In a hospital in Sydney, Australia, an MRI machine is now being used to freeze tumours using a technique called cryoablation. A needle is inserted during MRI into the tumour, freezing and thereby destroying it without the need for more invasive surgery.
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