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Abstract #0868

Serial 3T Sodium MRI for the Assessment Therapy Response in Brain Tumors

Vincent Lee1, Anthony DeAngelo2, Jonathan Weimer, Frank Lieberman3, Denise Davis4, Yongxian Qian2, Fernando Emilio Boada2

1Radiology and Bioengineering, University of Pittsburgh, Piitsburgh, PA, United States; 2Radiology and Bioengineering, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, United States; 3Neurology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, United States; 4Radiology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, United States

Sodium MRI changes in response to the proliferative activity of brain tumors. In this work we demonstrate the use of 3D sodium MRI for following chemotherapy in brain tumor patients.

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