Computational Approach Toward Identification of Malignant Lesions of the Human Breast: The Dynamics of Magnetic Resonance Imaging Contrast Agent Uptake

摘要

Breast tumors have a higher sodium content than normal tissue. Thus, sodium magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) could prove to be a valuable non- invasive diagnostic for Breast Cancer. MRI is commonly used in clinical settings to image the interior of the human body. Currently, all clinical MRI protocols are sensitive to water or fat. Adjustments to MRI equipment can enable the technology to be sensitive to sodium. This research presents the results of technical developments within MRI to non-invasively image sodium content in a human breast. This imaging technology, in combination with existing MRI techniques, could lead to a new method for screening and staging the progression of breast cancer.