title: Non-invasive assessment of tumor proliferation using triple quantum filtered 23/Na MRI: technical challenges and solutions.
abstract: We address the development of triple-quantum-filtered sodium MRI as a non-invasive surrogate measure for cell proliferation in brain tumors. We demonstrate that through careful consideration of the theoretical description of the signal, triple-quantum-filtered sodium images of adequate signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) can be acquired in clinically acceptable imaging times.
authors.affiliation: Pittsburgh University, PA, USA.
authors.forename: F E
authors.initials: FE
authors.lastname: Boada
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Tanase
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Davis
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Walter
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Torres-Trejo
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Couce
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Hamilton
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Kondziolka
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Bartynski
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Lieberman