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Abstract #4883

Diffusion fractional anisotropy in peritumoral edema of triple negative breast cancer

Benjamin Charles Musall1, Abeer H Abdelhafez2, Hagar S Mahmoud2, Ken-Pin Hwang1, Jong Bum Son1, Mark D Pagel3, Lumarie Santiago4, Gary J Whitman4, Huong Le-Petross4, Tanya W Moseley4, Rosalind P Candelaria4, Thorunn Helgason5, Elizabeth E Ravenberg6, Jennifer K Litton6, Stacy L Moulder6, Wei T Yang4, Jingfei Ma1, Gaiane M Rauch2, and Beatriz E Adrada4
1Imaging Physics, MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, United States, 2Abdominal Imaging, MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, United States, 3Cancer Systems Imaging, MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, United States, 4Breast Imaging, MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, United States, 5Investigational Cancer Therapeutics, MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, United States, 6Breast Medical Oncology, MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, United States

Diffusion fractional anisotropy and ADC were compared between tumors, peritumoral edema, and fibroglandular tissue in triple negative breast cancer. Fractional anisotropy in the peritumoral edema of triple negative breast cancer did not correlate strongly with ADC and may offer additional characterization of peritumoral edema.

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