Preparing for brain surgery

A patient prepares to have his brain tumour removed. But what will happen to the sliced out tissue? Will it be burnt? Or put in the bin?

23 February 2015

Interview with

Dr.Saptarshi Basu, Neurosciences Institute Kolkata

Part of the show Botox, Anybody?

BRAIN-PET-SCAN

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PET Image of the human brain showing energy consumption

A patient prepares to have his brain tumour removed. But what will happen to the sliced out tissue? Will it be burnt? Or put in the bin? This patient has decided to donate it to research. Hannah Critchlow spoke with his family, and attending doctor, Dr.Saptarshi Basu, about this decision...

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