Abstract
Cancer is a complex disease exhibiting a host of phenotypic diversities. Noninvasive multinuclear magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and spectroscopic imaging (MRSI) provide an array of capabilities to characterize and understand several of the vascular, metabolic, and physiological characteristics unique to cancer. The availability of targeted contrast agents has widened the scope of MR techniques to include the detection of receptor and gene expression. In this paper, we have highlighted the application of several MR techniques in imaging and understanding cancer.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 784-798 |
Number of pages | 15 |
Journal | Proceedings of the IEEE |
Volume | 93 |
Issue number | 4 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Apr 2005 |
Keywords
- Cancer
- Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)
- Magnetic resonance spectroscopic imaging (MRSI)
- Metabolism
- Molecular imaging
- Receptor expression
- Vascular imaging
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General Computer Science
- Electrical and Electronic Engineering