Hyperpolarized <sup>13</sup>C-Pyruvate Metabolism as a Surrogate for Tumor Grade and Poor Outcome in Renal Cell Carcinoma—A Proof of Principle Study
Differentiating aggressive clear cell renal cell carcinoma (ccRCC) from indolent lesions is challenging using conventional imaging. This work prospectively compared the metabolic imaging phenotype of renal tumors using carbon-13 MRI following injection of hyperpolarized [1-<sup>13</sup>C...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2022-01-01
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Series: | Cancers |
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Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6694/14/2/335 |