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World J Gastroenterol. Jul 14, 2010; 16(26): 3292-3298
Published online Jul 14, 2010. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v16.i26.3292
Functional magnetic resonance imaging in an animal model of pancreatic cancer
Robert J Lewandowski, Aaron C Eifler, David J Bentrem, Johnathan C Chung, Dingxin Wang, Gayle E Woloschak, Guang-Yu Yang, Robert Ryu, Riad Salem, Andrew C Larson, Reed A Omary
Robert J Lewandowski, Aaron C Eifler, Johnathan C Chung, Dingxin Wang, Robert Ryu, Riad Salem, Andrew C Larson, Reed A Omary, Department of Radiology, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL 60611, United States
David J Bentrem, Department of Surgical Oncology, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL 60611, United States
Gayle E Woloschak, Department of Radiation Oncology, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL 60611, United States
Guang-Yu Yang, Department of Pathology, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL 60611, United States
Author contributions: Larson AC, Omary RA and Lewandowski RJ designed the research; Bentrem DJ, Woloschak GE and Yang GY contributed the animal model; Chung JC, Wang D and Larson AC performed the imaging; Ryu R, Salem R and Omary RA performed catheterization of rabbits; Eifler AC analyzed the data; Lewandowski RJ and Eifler AC wrote the manuscript.
Supported by A Society of Interventional Radiology Foundation Pilot Research Grant (to Lewandowski RJ) and a Howard Hughes Medical Institute Medical Research Training Fellow (to Eifler AC)
Correspondence to: Robert J Lewandowski, MD, Assistant Professor, Department of Radiology, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, 676 N St Clair St, Suite 800, Chicago, IL 60611, United States. r-lewandowski@northwestern.edu
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Received: November 25, 2009
Revised: December 24, 2009
Accepted: December 31, 2009
Published online: July 14, 2010
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