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Breast Cancer
Investigators at University of Verona publish new data on breast cancer
August 7th, 2008
" The aim of this study was to compare a pure macromolecular contrast agent (Gd-DTPA-albumin) with a new protein-binding blood pool contrast agent (B22956/1) in terms of their capacity to investigate the microvasculature in an experimental model of mammary carcinoma. Materials and methods Tumors were induced by subcutaneous injection of 5 x 10(5) BB1 cells into the backs of 5-7 week-old female FVB/neuNT233 mice," scientists writing in the journal Magnetic Resonance Materials in Physics Biology and Medicine report. "The animals were observed using DCE-MRI when the longest diameter of the tumor was 10.2 +/- 2.0 mm. DCE-MRI experiments were carried out using...
Source: Women's Health Weekly (2008-08-07)
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