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Abstract #1040

Isotropic 1 H and Hyperpolarized 129 Xe Gas- and Dissolved-Phase MRI for Longitudinal Evaluation of Lung Cancer

Rohan S Virgincar 1 , Scott H Robertson 2 , Simone Degan 3,4 , Matthew S Freeman 2 , Mu He 5 , and Bastiaan Driehuys 4

1 Biomedical Engineering, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina, United States, 2 Medical Physics Graduate Program, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina, United States, 3 Center for Molecular and Biomolecular Imaging, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina, United States, 4 Radiology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina, United States, 5 Electrical and Computer Engineering, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina, United States

We present high-resolution and high-SNR isotropic 129 Xe gas- and dissolved-phase MR imaging in mice to study lung cancer progression longitudinally. This was enabled by an optimized 3D radial image acquisition with 20% 129 Xe polarization. Animals were scanned up to 3 times before being sacrificed for histology. 129 Xe images showed significant impairment of ventilation and gas-exchange 4-6 weeks post tumor instillation that closely matched tumor distribution on 1 H MRI. This non-invasive imaging capability is now well suited to study the progression of a variety of lung disorders and therapy response.

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