Imaging researchers have taken a major step towards their ultimate goal of identifying cancers that are starved of oxygen so that altered treatment can be used to target them more effectively.

A type of ultrasound scan can detect cancer tissue left behind after a brain tumour is removed more sensitively than surgeons, and could improve the outcome from operations, a new study suggests.

Nine world-leading medical imaging centres from across the UK will come together to form an integrated network for standardising and validating the use of cutting-edge imaging techniques in cancer treatment.