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Abstract #0877

Tissue Sodium Concentration in Pediatric Brain Tumors as Measured with 23Na MR Imaging: Initial Experience

Ashok Panigrahy1, 2, Regina Jakacki3, Rafael Ceschin1, Stefan Bluml2, 4, Yongxian Qian5, Fern Wasco1, James Mountz5, Ian F. Pollack6, Fernando Boada5

1Department of Radiology, Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC, Pittsburgh, PA, United States; 2Department of Radiology, Children's Hospital of Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, United States; 3Pediatric Hematology/Oncology, Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC, Pittsburgh, PA, United States; 4Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of So uthern California, Los Angeles, CA, United States; 5Department of Radiology, UPMC Presbyterian Hospital, Pittsburgh, PA, United States; 6Department of Neurological Surgery, Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC, Pittsburgh, PA, United States

It is possible to calculate soidum concentration within a spectrum of pediatric brain tumors. Sodium MR imaging in pediatric brain tumors may detect regional areas within diffuse astrocytoma which may behave more aggressive

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