Magnetic resonance imaging and spectroscopic techniques are widely used in humans both
for clinical diagnostic applications and in basic research areas such as cognitive …

In this article we present an up‐to‐date overview of the potential biomedical applications of
sodium magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in vivo. Sodium MRI is a subject of increasing …

Abnormal cellular metabolism is a hallmark of cancer, yet there is an absence of quantitative
methods to dynamically image this powerful cellular function. Optical metabolic imaging …

Sodium NMR spectroscopy and MRI have become popular in recent years through the
increased availability of high-field MRI scanners, advanced scanner hardware and improved …

The concentration of sodium ions (Na+) is raised in solid tumours and can be measured at
the cellular, tissue and patient levels. At the cellular level, the Na+ gradient across the …

A wide body of evidence suggests that voltage-gated sodium channels (VGSCs) are
expressed de novo in several human carcinomas where channel activity promotes a variety …

Sodium magnetic resonance (MR) imaging in humans has promised metabolic information
that can improve medical management in important diseases. This technology has yet to find …

Breast cancer is extremely common, striking 1 in 8 American women, and is the second
leading cause of cancer death among women in the United States. 1 Breast cancer mortality …

Cancers of epithelial origin such as breast, prostate, cervical, gastric, colon and lung cancer
account for a large proportion of deaths worldwide. Better treatment of metastasis, the main …

Purpose Photoacoustic tomography can image the hemoglobin distribution and oxygenation
state inside tissue with high spatial resolution. The purpose of this study is to investigate its …