New Technology Helps Rid Tumor From Teen's Brain

A healthy Twin Cities teenager suffering months of severe headaches and fainting spells was recently diagnosed with a brain tumor. It was a very large tumor, two to three inches in diameter, and buried deep within her skull.

Dr. Mahmoud Nagib now uses the Intra-operative MRI (iMRI) for 80 percent of brain tumor surgeries to try to avoid a second surgery. He said that spares the patient the added risk of possible infection or stroke from reopening the skull. In addition, the best chance to remove the whole tumor happens the first time he operates.

Click play on the video below to see Hanna Mohan's story, featuring Dr. Nagib.

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