Forty minutes. That's not a diagnosis, that's a coffee break that saved a life.

Brain Tumour Diagnosis Cut From Weeks To Under An Hour With Rapid New NHS Test

A rapid test developed by scientists at the University of Bristol can identify brain tumours in under an hour during surgery, according to results published in the journal Nature Medicine. The test analyses the smoke plume created when surgeons use an electric knife to remove tissue, using mass spectrometry to distinguish tumour from healthy brain. In a trial of 60 patients, it delivered results in about 40 minutes with 94% accuracy, compared with the one to two weeks conventional lab analysis takes. Surgeons say it could allow them to remove more of a tumour during a single operation.

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