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Abstract #1143

19 F MRI of Colitis-Associated Colon Cancer (CACC) in a Murine Model of Inflammatory Bowel Disease

Deepak K. Kadayakkara 1,2 , Soo Hyun Shin 3,4 , and Jeff W. M. Bulte 2,3

1 Dept. of Oncology, The Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, United States, 2 Dept. of Radiology and Radiological Science, The Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, United States, 3 Cellular Imaging Section, Institute for Cell Engineering, The Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, United States, 4 Dept. of Biomedical Engineering, The Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, United States

Invasive colonoscopy has showed that the severity of colon inflammation correlates with the development of colitis-associated colon cancer (CACC). We applied 19F MRI to non-invasively image inflammation and premalignant tumor formation. Mice were treated with azoxymethane and dextran sodium sulfate to induce CACC. The course of inflammation and tumor development was determined with MRI following injection of perfluorocarbons that are taken up by macrophages. 19F signals were detected from the colon wall, with tumors arising from the same anatomical sites. Thus, 19F MRI appears useful to further characterize the relationship between bowel inflammation and risk of CACC.

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