In vivo tumor discrimination in a rat by proton nuclear magnetic resonance imaging.
Transverse cross-sectional images which represent the spatial distribution of the proton nuclear magnetic resonance signal in a live Wistar rat have been produced by the multiple-sensitive-point method. The images form a chronological series demonstrating the detection and development of a D23 hepatoma in the abdomen. Discrimination of the tumor is by contrast with the surrounding tissue and is attributed to the elevated water content and relaxation times of the  former.
D000008:Abdominal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*; D000818:Animals; D008114:Liver Neoplasms, Experimental / Q000175:diagnosis*; D009682:Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy; D011522:Protons; D051381:Rats
D011522:Protons