Abstract #1473

Characterization of Human Melanomas by EPR Imaging

Quentin Godechal¹, Philippe Leveque¹, Liliane Marot², Jean-Francois Baurain², Bernard Gallez¹

¹Louvain Drug Research Institute, Biomedical Magnetic Resonance Research Group, University of Louvain, Brussels, Belgium; ²Cliniques Universitaires Saint Luc, Brussels, Belgium

In this work, we used for the first time EPR imaging as a tool to detect and localize melanin pigments inside human melanoma. The results are very encouraging as we showed that EPR imaging might be able to provide an accurate image of samples and thus allow the determination of the Breslow index (thickness of the lesion) and Clark index (penetration of the tumor), two crucial characteristics for the diagnosis of melanoma.