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Magnetic resonance in the era of molecular imaging of cancer.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  21524870     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) has played an important role in the diagnosis and management of cancer since it was first developed, but other modalities also continue to advance and provide complementary information on the status of tumors. In the future, there will be a major continuing role for noninvasive imaging in order to obtain information on the location and extent of cancer, as well as assessments of tissue characteristics that can monitor and predict treatment response and guide patient management. Developments are currently being undertaken that aim to provide improved imaging methods for the detection and evaluation of tumors, for identifying important characteristics of tumors such as the expression levels of cell surface receptors that may dictate what types of therapy will be effective and for evaluating their response to treatments. Molecular imaging techniques based mainly on radionuclide imaging can depict numerous, specific, cellular and molecular markers of disease and have unique potential to address important clinical and research challenges. In this review, we consider what continuing and evolving roles will be played by MRI in this era of molecular imaging. We discuss some of the challenges for MRI of detecting imaging agents that report on molecular events, but highlight also the ability of MRI to assess other features such as cell density, blood flow and metabolism which are not specific hallmarks of cancer but which reflect molecular changes. We discuss the future role of MRI in cancer and describe the use of selected quantitative imaging techniques for characterizing tumors that can be translated to clinical applications, particularly in the context of evaluating novel treatments.
Authors:
John C Gore; H Charles Manning; C Chad Quarles; Kevin W Waddell; Thomas E Yankeelov
Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural; Review     Date:  2011-04-27
Journal Detail:
Title:  Magnetic resonance imaging     Volume:  29     ISSN:  1873-5894     ISO Abbreviation:  Magn Reson Imaging     Publication Date:  2011 Jun 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2011-05-23     Completed Date:  2011-09-15     Revised Date:  2012-02-23    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  8214883     Medline TA:  Magn Reson Imaging     Country:  Netherlands    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  587-600     Citation Subset:  IM    
Copyright Information:
Copyright © 2011 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
Affiliation:
Vanderbilt University Institute of Imaging Science AA1105 MCN, Vanderbilt University Nashville, TN 37232-2310, USA. john.gore@vanderbilt.edu
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Animals
Brain Neoplasms / diagnosis,  pathology
Breast Neoplasms / diagnosis,  pathology
Contrast Media / pharmacology
Diagnostic Imaging / methods
Female
Humans
Magnetic Resonance Imaging / methods*,  trends
Male
Medical Oncology / methods
Membrane Proteins / metabolism
Molecular Imaging / methods*,  trends
Neoplasms / diagnosis*,  pathology*
Tumor Markers, Biological / metabolism*
Grant Support
ID/Acronym/Agency:
CA109106/CA/NCI NIH HHS; CA127349/CA/NCI NIH HHS; CA127599/CA/NCI NIH HHS; CA128323/CA/NCI NIH HHS; CA129961/CA/NCI NIH HHS; CA138599/CA/NCI NIH HHS; CA140628/CA/NCI NIH HHS; CA142565/CA/NCI NIH HHS; CA145138/CA/NCI NIH HHS; EB000214/EB/NIBIB NIH HHS
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Contrast Media; 0/Membrane Proteins; 0/Tumor Markers, Biological

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