Differentiating Radiation Necrosis from Brain Tumor Using Hyperpolarized Carbon-13 MR Metabolic Imaging.

Ilwoo ParkSeulkee KimDaniela PucciarelliJuhyun SongJin Myung ChoiKyung-Hwa LeeYun Hyeon KimShin JungWoong YoonJean L Nakamura

Published in: Molecular imaging and biology (2021)

Hyperpolarized 13C MR metabolic imaging of pyruvate is a noninvasive imaging method that differentiates between radiation necrosis and brain tumors, providing a groundwork for further clinical investigation and translation for the improved management of patients with brain tumors.

Keyphrases

high resolution
contrast enhanced
magnetic resonance
magnetic resonance imaging
fluorescence imaging
photodynamic therapy