Contrast-induced changes in chemical exchange saturation transfer MRI differentiate tumor progression from pseudoprogression
Blake Benyard, Narayan Datt Soni, Anshuman Swain, Nishi Srivastava, Sunil Kumar Khokhar, Akila Ramesh, Junyoung Shin, Dushyant Kumar, Ravinder Reddy, Nadir Yehya, Yi Fan, Mohammed Haris
This paper demonstrates that amine-CEST MRI with Gd-DOTA can distinguish macrophages from cancer cells by detecting Gd-DOTA uptake, aiding in differentiating pseudo-progression from true tumor progression in cancer patients.
bioRxiv · May 23, 2026 · PreprintCancer Biology