Michael A. Jacobs1,2, Ronald Ouwekerk3, Antonio C. Wolff4, Vered Stearns4, Katarzyna Macura3, Ihab Kamel3, Zaver M. Bhujwalla2,3, David Bluemke3
1The Russell H. Morgan Department of Radiology and Radiological Science , The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore , MD , USA; 2Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore , MD , USA; 3The Russell H. Morgan Department of Radiology and Radiological Science, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA; 4Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA
Combined proton (1H) imaging and sodium (23Na) imaging will provide a comprehensive description of the tumor microenvironment in order to assess response to therapy in operable breast cancer in order to predict therapeutic response.