New AI System Rapidly Diagnoses Brain Tumors During Surgery

New AI system called Sturgeon can diagnose brain tumors during surgery by scanning tumor DNA. This helps surgeons decide how aggressively to operate.

System was tested on frozen samples and during 25 live surgeries. It gave correct diagnosis within 90 minutes.

Current methods take weeks to diagnose tumors. New system uses faster genetic sequencing on small tumor slices.

System struggles with samples containing healthy tissue. Manual selection of tumor-rich samples helps improve results.

While tumor diagnosis is improving, developing better treatments based on molecular profiles remains challenging.