Dynamic MR imaging and tumor angiogenesis in DMBA-induced rat breast cancer: Three dimensional (3D) reconstructed image analysis of tumor microvessels by confocal laser scanning microscopy

Breast Cancer

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 291-296

  Yasumura, Kazuhiko ^a   Ogawa, Kenji ^a   Nakagawa, Yorio ^a   Yuasa, Yuji ^b   Hiramatsu, Hideko ^b   Hiramatsu, Kyoichi ^b   Osamura, R Yoshiyuki ^c  

^a NIPPON KOKAN HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^b KEIO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c TOKAI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Angiogenesis; Breast cancer; CLSM; Dynamic MR imaging; Permeability

Indexed keywords

EID: 0005961763     PISSN: 13406868     EISSN: 18804233     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02966524     Document Type: Conference Paper

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