Bypassing the blood-brain barrier to improve brain tumor diagnosis

Credit: Chen lab, Washington University in St. Louis

Focused ultrasound can be used to temporarily open the blood-brain barrier, allowing DNA shed from brain tumors to enter the bloodstream. This tumor DNA can then be collected and analyzed, providing information about a patient’s cancer.

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