The intelligent knife that helps surgeons sniff out cancer

 A demonstration of how the iKnife could be used in surgery


Almost one in three operations to remove breast cancers fails to remove all traces of the tumour. It's a reminder of how difficult it is to excise cancers, when surgeons are heavily reliant on medical imaging and other information gathered in advance of the operation.



Professor Zoltan Takats of Imperial College, London, said

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