Quentin
Godechal1, Florence Defresne2, Philippe Leveque1,
Jean-Franois Baurain3, Olivier Feron2, Bernard Gallez1
1Biomedical Magnetic Resonance Unit,
Universit Catholique de Louvain, Bruxelles, Belgium; 2Pharmacotherapy
Unit, Universit Catholique de Louvain, Bruxelles, Belgium; 3Medical
Oncology Unit, Universit Catholique de Louvain, Bruxelles, Belgium
Malignant
melanoma is a skin tumor characterized by the uncontrolled proliferation of
melanocytes, which can lead to metastasis mainly in lungs. The incidence of
melanoma is rising each year. For this reason, it is essential to develop new
effective methods able to detect melanoma. The purpose of the present study
is to assess the ability of EPR to detect and measure the colonization of
lungs by melanoma metastases. Results will be compared to results obtained
with bioluminescence imaging in order to validate the EPR method.