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New digital tool helps doctors map critical brain functions during tumor removal
A new company originating from the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB) and the Center for Computer Vision (CVC) has developed a digital tool that helps neurosurgery teams identify the areas of the brain that need to be preserved…
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A digital mapping tool created by a partnership between the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona and the Center for Computer Vision assists neurosurgery teams in locating brain regions that must be preserved during tumor removal. The project was developed with the Neurosurgery Department at Bellvitge University Hospital and the Cognition and Brain Plasticity research group at IDIBELL. Since its inception, the tool has been used in 31 neurosurgical procedures, including 19 performed at Bellvitge University Hospital.
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