Brain Tumor Treatment: Woman undergoes laser brain surgery Video

A Shreveport neurosurgeon has taken brain surgery for the removal of tumors to a whole new level, finding a way to obliterate a tumors, with much less risk. Visualase utilizes laser-induced interstitial thermal therapy (LITT), a minimally invasive therapy in combination with a powerful image-guided system (MR, MRI) to localize heat to a target and to visualize thermal therapy in real time. LITT, or Laser-Induced Interstitial Thermotherapy, is a treatment option for many types of both benign and malignant tumors, including primary gliomas and other brain masses.
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