Patterns of enhancement on breast MR images: interpretation and imaging pitfalls

KJ Macura, R Ouwerkerk, MA Jacobs, DA Bluemke - Radiographics, 2006 - pubs.rsna.org
The role of dynamic contrast material–enhanced magnetic resonance (MR) imaging of the
breast as an adjunct to the conventional techniques of mammography and ultrasonography …

Multiparametric MR imaging of breast cancer

H Rahbar, SC Partridge - Magnetic Resonance Imaging Clinics, 2016 - mri.theclinics.com
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 …

Contribution of diffusion-weighted imaging to dynamic contrast-enhanced MRI in the characterization of breast tumors

S Kul, A Cansu, E Alhan, H Dinc… - American Journal of …, 2011 - Am Roentgen Ray Soc
OBJECTIVE. The purpose of our study was to evaluate the diagnostic value of an imaging
protocol that combines dynamic contrast-enhanced MRI (DCE-MRI) and diffusion-weighted …

Elevated tissue sodium concentration in malignant breast lesions detected with non-invasive 23Na MRI

R Ouwerkerk, MA Jacobs, KJ Macura, AC Wolff… - Breast cancer research …, 2007 - Springer
Background The hypothesis that physiological and biochemical changes associated with
proliferating malignant tumors may cause an increase in total tissue sodium concentration …

Enhanced mass on contrast‐enhanced breast MR imaging: lesion characterization using combination of dynamic contrast‐enhanced and diffusion‐weighted MR …

H Yabuuchi, Y Matsuo, T Okafuji… - Journal of Magnetic …, 2008 - Wiley Online Library
Purpose To evaluate the diagnostic accuracy of a combination of dynamic contrast‐
enhanced MR imaging (DCE‐MRI) and diffusion‐weighted MR imaging (DWI) in …

Neoadjuvant chemotherapy in breast cancer: early response prediction with quantitative MR imaging and spectroscopy

DJ Manton, A Chaturvedi, A Hubbard, MJ Lind… - British journal of …, 2006 - nature.com
A prospective study was undertaken in women undergoing neoadjuvant chemotherapy for
locally advanced breast cancer in order to determine the ability of quantitative magnetic …

Choline metabolism in cancer: implications for diagnosis and therapy

K Glunde, MA Jacobs, ZM Bhujwalla - Expert review of molecular …, 2006 - Taylor & Francis
Magnetic resonance studies from the last 10 years have conclusively demonstrated that
choline metabolism is altered in a wide variety of cancers. In cancer, the choline metabolite …

Imaging techniques to evaluate the response to treatment in oncology: current standards and perspectives

CD Marcus, V Ladam-Marcus, C Cucu… - Critical reviews in …, 2009 - Elsevier
Response evaluation in solid tumours currently uses radiological imaging techniques to
measure changes under treatment. Imaging requires a well-defined anatomical lesion to be …

Metabolite quantification and high‐field MRS in breast cancer

IS Haddadin, A McIntosh, S Meisamy… - NMR in Biomedicine …, 2009 - Wiley Online Library
In vivo 1H MRS is rapidly developing as a clinical tool for diagnosing and characterizing
breast cancers. Many in vivo and in vitro experiments have demonstrated that alterations in …

Magnetic resonance spectroscopy in metabolic and molecular imaging and diagnosis of cancer

K Glunde, D Artemov, MF Penet, MA Jacobs… - Chemical …, 2010 - ACS Publications
Since its discovery in the 1940s, magnetic resonance spectroscopy (MRS) has developed
into a major technique used by chemists to elucidate molecular structures. The underlying …