Abstract #0868

Serial 3T Sodium MRI for the Assessment Therapy Response in Brain Tumors

Vincent Lee¹, Anthony DeAngelo², Jonathan Weimer, Frank Lieberman³, Denise Davis⁴, Yongxian Qian², Fernando Emilio Boada²

¹Radiology and Bioengineering, University of Pittsburgh, Piitsburgh, PA, United States; ²Radiology and Bioengineering, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, United States; ³Neurology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, United States; ⁴Radiology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, United States

Sodium MRI changes in response to the proliferative activity of brain tumors. In this work we demonstrate the use of 3D sodium MRI for following chemotherapy in brain tumor patients.