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ArticleCancer2021

Metabolic imaging with hyperpolarized

Shuyu Tang, Maxwell V Meng, James B Slater, Jeremy W Gordon, Daniel B Vigneron, Bradley A Stohr, Peder E Z Larson, Zhen Jane Wang

Registry-linked trialOpen access · greenAbstract read
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Article in Cancer, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT07510607 (Assessing Metabolic Changes in Multiple Sclerosis Using Hyper-polarized Carbon 13 MRI), which is not on this map. Cited by 40 papers.

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40citing papers in PubMed
5.1field-weighted citation impact, top 3% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

NCT07510607 phase2recruitingnot on this mapstarted 2026, after this paper: background citation

Assessing Metabolic Changes in Multiple Sclerosis Using Hyper-polarized Carbon 13 MRI

TypeinterventionalSponsorAri GreenRan2026 to 2029Enrolled40ConditionsMultiple Sclerosis, RRMS, Relapsing Remitting MSArmsHP 13C pyruvate injection, MRI Scanner
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

40 citing papers in PubMed, 55 citations in OpenAlex.

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  4. Ultra-low fieldCommunications chemistry · 2026
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  6. Potential Clinical Applications of HyperpolarizedRecent results in cancer research. Fortschritte der Krebsforschung. Progres dans les recherches sur le cancer · 2026
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  7. Consensus recommendations for hyperpolarized [1-Magnetic resonance in medicine · 2025
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  13. Quo Vadis HyperpolarizedZeitschrift fur medizinische Physik · 2025
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  14. A pharmacokinetic model for hyperpolarizedMagnetic resonance in medicine · 2024
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  17. Current methods for hyperpolarized [1-Magnetic resonance in medicine · 2024
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  19. HyperpolarizedMagnetic resonance in medicine · 2024
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  20. Hyperpolarized [1-European radiology experimental · 2024
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Shuyu TangDepartment of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging, University of California-San Francisco, San Francisco, California.ORCID 0000-0002-9911-482X
Maxwell V MengDepartment of Urology, University of California-San Francisco, San Francisco, California.
James B SlaterDepartment of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging, University of California-San Francisco, San Francisco, California.
Jeremy W GordonDepartment of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging, University of California-San Francisco, San Francisco, California.ORCID 0000-0003-2760-4886
Daniel B VigneronDepartment of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging, University of California-San Francisco, San Francisco, California.
Bradley A StohrDepartment of Pathology, University of California-San Francisco, San Francisco, California.
Peder E Z LarsonDepartment of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging, University of California-San Francisco, San Francisco, California.ORCID 0000-0003-4183-3634
Zhen Jane WangDepartment of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging, University of California-San Francisco, San Francisco, California.
University of California, San Francisco · US

Funding

TR&D3: Open-Source Tools for Processing Hyperpolarized MR DataP41EB013598 · NIBIB · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN FRANCISCO · PI DUAN XU · 2011 to 2026
$19.9M
Supplement for Development and Translation of Specialized Hyperpolarized C-13 MRI Methods for Alzheimer's DiseaseU01EB026412 · NIBIB · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN FRANCISCO · PI GORDON, JEREMY WILLIAM, VIGNERON, DANIEL B · 2019 to 2023
$6.6M
Translating Hyperpolarized 13C Metabolic MRI to Predict Renal Tumor AggressivenessR01CA249909 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN FRANCISCO · PI LARSON, PEDER ERIC ZUFALL, WANG, ZHEN JANE · 2021 to 2025
$3.2M
NCI NIH HHS R01 CA249909NIBIB NIH HHS P41 EB013598NIBIB NIH HHS U01 EB026412NIH HHS U01EB026412Research Scholar Grant from the American Cancer Society 131715-RSG-18-005-01-CCE
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundOptimal treatment selection for localized renal tumors is challenging because of their variable biologic behavior and limitations in the preoperative assessment of tumor aggressiveness. The authors investigated the emerging hyperpolarized (HP)

methodsEleven patients with renal tumors underwent HP

resultsEight patients had tumors with a sufficient metabolite signal-to-noise ratio for analysis; an insufficient tumor signal-to-noise ratio was noted in 2 patients, likely caused by poor tumor perfusion and, in 1 patient, because of technical errors. Of the 8 patients, 3 had high-grade clear cell renal cell carcinoma (ccRCC), 3 had low-grade ccRCC, and 2 had chromophobe RCC. There was a trend toward a higher lactate-to-pyruvate ratio in high-grade ccRCCs compared with low-grade ccRCCs. Both chromophobe RCCs had relatively high lactate-to-pyruvate ratios. Good reproducibility was noted across the 5 patients who underwent 2 HP

conclusionsThe current results demonstrate the feasibility of HP LAY SUMMARY: Renal tumors are frequently discovered incidentally because of the increased use of medical imaging, but it is challenging to identify which aggressive tumors should be treated. A new metabolic imaging technique was applied to noninvasively predict renal tumor aggressiveness. The imaging results were compared with tumor samples taken during surgery and showed a trend toward differentiating between low-grade and high-grade clear cell renal cell carcinomas, which are the most common type of renal cancers.

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Carcinoma, Renal CellKidney NeoplasmsHumansMagnetic Resonance ImagingPyruvic AcidReproducibility of ResultsPyruvic Acidhyperpolarized 13Clactatemagnetic resonance imagingmolecularpyruvaterenal cell carcinoma

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PMID33844280
PMCPMC8565774
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