Diagnosis of brain tumours and planning for surgery or radiation treatment is currently performed using MRI. Contrast-enhanced T1-weighted imaging can reveal disruptions in the blood–brain barrier, ...

Imaging with the molecular imaging tracer 18F-FDOPA can help distinguish radiation-induced lesions from new tumor growth in patients who have been treated with radiation for brain metastases, ...

Three amino acid tracers were used: [15 N] glycine, L-[l-13 C]phenylalanine, and L-[l-13 C]leucine (Merck Frosst, Montreal, Canada). Enrichment was verified by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry.

LBSQ fat (kg) 13.2 ± 6.4 * 14.0 ± 7.2 Visceral fat (kg) 2.4 ± 1.7 1.9 ± 1.2 Abdominal fat cell size (µg lipid/cell) 0.56 ± 0.23 0.71 ± 0.15 Femoral fat cell size (µg lipid/cell) 0.66 ± 0.18 0.81 ± ...

Isotopes are forms of a chemical element that contain the same number of protons and electrons but have a different number of neutrons. In general, the lighter isotope of an element tends to be more ...

Chemotherapy may severely damage the intestinal mucosa, resulting in a condition referred to as mucositis (1,2). Mucositis is characterized by major morphologic changes of the intestinal epithelium, ...