First-in-Human Hyperpolarized MRI for Tumor Metabolism in HNSCC

Stephen Y Lai; Vlad C Sandulache; Dawid Schellingerhout; Clifton D Fuller; Yunyun Chen; Christopher M Walker; James A Bankson

doi:10.1001/jamaoto.2024.1129

First-in-Human Hyperpolarized MRI for Tumor Metabolism in HNSCC

JAMA Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2024 Jul 1;150(7):628-630. doi: 10.1001/jamaoto.2024.1129.

Authors

Stephen Y Lai¹, Vlad C Sandulache², Dawid Schellingerhout³, Clifton D Fuller⁴, Yunyun Chen¹, Christopher M Walker⁵, James A Bankson⁵

Affiliations

¹ Department of Head and Neck Surgery, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston.
² Bobby R. Alford Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas.
³ Department of Diagnostic Imaging, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston.
⁴ Department of Radiation Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston.
⁵ Department of Imaging Physics, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston.

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This case report describes the use of hyperpolarized magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in a patient with head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC) to demonstrate its translational viability.

MeSH terms

Head and Neck Neoplasms* / diagnostic imaging
Head and Neck Neoplasms* / metabolism
Head and Neck Neoplasms* / pathology
Humans
Magnetic Resonance Imaging* / methods
Male
Squamous Cell Carcinoma of Head and Neck / diagnostic imaging
Squamous Cell Carcinoma of Head and Neck / metabolism

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