Cape Town - 2026 ISMRM-ISMRT Annual Meeting and Exhibition
9 May 2026 – 14 May 2026 · Cape Town, South Africa
367-02-009 ISMRM Abstract

Longitudinal CEST MRI for applications to pancreatic cancer establishment and growth

Primary: Contrast Mechanisms - CEST / APT / NOE
Secondary: Preclinical Animal & in vitro MR - Small Animals
367-02-009 · Cancer Detection and Therapies · Monday, 11 May, 9:15 AM–10:10 AM · Digital Posters Row H
Keywords: Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma CEST MRI in vivo Brown adipose tissue Preclinical MRI
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Victoria Laney1, Zoheb Ahasan 2, Kejia Cai2,3,4
1Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Illinois Chicago, Chicago, United States of America
2Department of Radiology and Biomedical Engineering, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, United States of America
3University of Illinois Chicago, Chicago, United States of America
4University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, United States of America
Presenting Author: Zoheb Ahasan

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