2020
Molecular Imaging of Extracellular Tumor pH to Reveal Effects of Locoregional Therapy on Liver Cancer Microenvironment
Savic LJ, Schobert I, Peters D, Walsh JJ, Laage-Gaupp F, Hamm CA, Tritz N, Doemel LA, Lin M, Sinusas A, Schlachter T, Duncan JS, Hyder F, Coman D, Chapiro J. Molecular Imaging of Extracellular Tumor pH to Reveal Effects of Locoregional Therapy on Liver Cancer Microenvironment. Clinical Cancer Research 2020, 26: 428-438. PMID: 31582517, PMCID: PMC7244230, DOI: 10.1158/1078-0432.ccr-19-1702.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMR spectroscopic imagingLocoregional therapyLiver cancer microenvironmentConventional transarterial chemoembolizationNew Zealand white rabbitsTumor pHMost liver tumorsZealand white rabbitsMolecular imaging paradigmsPositive therapeutic outcomesTumor residualsTransarterial chemoembolizationTumor devascularizationHistopathologic markersViable tumorSurrogate biomarkerLiver tumorsLiver cancerTumor enhancementLiver parenchymaMetabolic markersMultiparametric MRITherapeutic outcomesHIF-1αVX2 tumors
2013
Image quality improvements in C-Arm CT (CACT) for liver oncology applications: Preliminary study in rabbits
Tacher V, Bhagat N, Rao P, Lin M, SchÄfer D, Noordhoek N, Eshuis P, Radaelli A, Liapi E, Grass M, Geschwind J. Image quality improvements in C-Arm CT (CACT) for liver oncology applications: Preliminary study in rabbits. Minimally Invasive Therapy & Allied Technologies 2013, 22: 297-303. PMID: 23837536, PMCID: PMC3859124, DOI: 10.3109/13645706.2013.788028.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAlgorithmsAnimalsImaging, Three-DimensionalLiver Neoplasms, ExperimentalMaleMotionRabbitsTime FactorsTomography, X-Ray ComputedConceptsC-arm CTAdult male New Zealand white rabbitsMale New Zealand white rabbitsIntra-arterial therapyNon-target embolizationNew Zealand white rabbitsZealand white rabbitsFuture animal studiesLiver tumorsControl rabbitsNew imaging modalityOncology therapyAnimal studiesWhite rabbitsImaging protocolImaging modalitiesRabbitsSelective deliveryTherapyLesion detectionCTClinical environmentStudy improvementRespiratory motionPreliminary study