In a message dated 10/7/98 9:52:23 AM Central Daylight Time, [log in to unmask] writes: << Brain surgeons embarking on a difficult journey inside the skull to remove a tumor benefit from maps that give them precise dimensions of the mass, as well as a blueprint of the surrounding brain tissue and related blood vessels. >> Great!! The rest of this sounds like there is some individualization of the process. --something that could keep neurosurgeons from nicking arteries and other dangerous stuff. THIS IS GOOD NEWS, INDEED! WHH 55/19