T₁-mapping characterization of two tumor types.

ABSTRACT: T₁ mapping is a quantitative method to characterize tissues with magnetic resonance imaging in a quick and efficient manner. It utilizes the relaxation rate of protons to depict the underlying structures within the imaging frame. While T₁-mapping techniques are used with some frequency in areas such as cardiac imaging, their application for understanding malignancies and identifying tumor structures has yet to be thoroughly investigated. Utilizing a saturation recovery method to acquire T₁ maps for two different tumor models has revealed that longitudinal relaxation mapping is sensitive enough to distinguish between normal and malignant tissue. This is seen even with decreased signal/noise ratios using small voxel sizes to obtain high-resolution images. In

SUBMITTER: Payne MM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11229382 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature