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ArticleAdvanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany)2026

Longitudinal Multifrequency MR Elastography Reveals Biomechanical Signatures of Progression in a Translational Liver Tumor Model.

Justus Ramtke, Friederike Hesse, Lasse Noack, Justus Klockner, Yubei He, Yu Liu, Yanglei Wu, Robin Schmidt, Selma Saclier, Salma A S Abosabie and 11 more

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Article in Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany), 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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5 · Who and what money

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21 authors.

Justus Ramtke *Department of Radiology, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Corporate Member of Freie Universität Berlin and Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Berlin, Germany.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0009-6010-8340
Friederike Hesse *Department of Radiology, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Corporate Member of Freie Universität Berlin and Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Berlin, Germany.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5427-7564
Lasse NoackDepartment of Radiology, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Corporate Member of Freie Universität Berlin and Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Berlin, Germany.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0007-8365-6716
Justus KlocknerDepartment of Radiology, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Corporate Member of Freie Universität Berlin and Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Berlin, Germany.
Yubei HeDepartment of Radiology, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Corporate Member of Freie Universität Berlin and Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Berlin, Germany.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6224-2441
Yu LiuDepartment of Radiology, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Corporate Member of Freie Universität Berlin and Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Berlin, Germany.
Yanglei WuDepartment of Radiology, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Corporate Member of Freie Universität Berlin and Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Berlin, Germany.
Robin SchmidtDepartment of Radiology, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Corporate Member of Freie Universität Berlin and Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Berlin, Germany.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0012-2799
Selma SaclierDepartment of Radiology, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Corporate Member of Freie Universität Berlin and Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Berlin, Germany.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0007-1698-2204
Salma A S AbosabieDepartment of Radiology, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Corporate Member of Freie Universität Berlin and Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Berlin, Germany.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3040-2364
Tom MeyerDepartment of Radiology, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Corporate Member of Freie Universität Berlin and Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Berlin, Germany.
Richard RuppelDepartment of Radiology, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Corporate Member of Freie Universität Berlin and Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Berlin, Germany.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0002-7081-0300
Nikolaus BerndtDepartment of Radiology, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Corporate Member of Freie Universität Berlin and Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Berlin, Germany.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5594-9940
Michael MüllederInstitute of Biochemistry, Core Facility High-Throughput Mass Spectrometry, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Corporate Member of Freie Universität Berlin and Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Berlin, Germany.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9792-3861
Eyk SchellenbergerDepartment of Radiology, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Corporate Member of Freie Universität Berlin and Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Berlin, Germany.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4096-6865
Nicola BeindorffBerlin Experimental Radionuclide Imaging Center (BERIC), Charité - Universitätsmedizin, Corporate Member of Freie Universität Berlin and Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Berlin, Germany.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9126-3356
Dominik N MüllerExperimental and Clinical Research Center (ECRC), A Cooperation of Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin and Max Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine (MDC), Berlin, Germany.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3650-5644
Ingolf SackDepartment of Radiology, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Corporate Member of Freie Universität Berlin and Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Berlin, Germany.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2460-1444
Jing GuoDepartment of Radiology, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Corporate Member of Freie Universität Berlin and Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Berlin, Germany.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1170-8157
Shraga Nahum GoldbergGoldyne Savad Institute of Gene Therapy and Division of Image-guided Therapy and Interventional Oncology (S.N.G.), Department of Radiology, Hadassah Hebrew University Medical Center, Jerusalem, Israel.
Lynn Jeanette SavicDepartment of Radiology, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Corporate Member of Freie Universität Berlin and Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Berlin, Germany.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2115-6728

Funding

Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft 513752256
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Conventional magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) often detects liver tumors after morphologic and vascular changes become apparent, whereas biomechanical alterations may precede visible tumor formation. Here, we evaluate multifrequency magnetic resonance elastography (mMRE)-derived shear wave speed (SWS) and phase angle (ϕ) covering stiffness and viscosity as non-invasive biomechanical imaging markers for liver cancer formation and progression in a translational rabbit model. VX2 liver tumor-bearing New Zealand White rabbits underwent five longitudinal multiparametric MRI scans over 14 days, including mMRE at clinically relevant frequencies on a 3 Tesla scanner. SWS and ϕ maps were compared with apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC) maps, histopathology, and proteomics. Tumor SWS and ϕ increased 2-3 days after implantation and were significantly higher than liver at two weeks (SWS: p = .002; ϕ: p = .008). Tumor ADC decreased significantly only from days 11-13 onward (day 14: p = .02). Histopathology and proteomics demonstrated tumoral enrichment of collagen, proteoglycan, and glycosaminoglycan pathways compared to liver, suggesting matrix remodeling as a key contributor to increased stiffness and viscosity measured by mMRE. The early elevation of SWS and ϕ preceding ADC changes highlights mMRE as a promising tool for detecting tumor-associated biomechanical remodeling and enabling earlier liver cancer diagnosis and monitoring beyond conventional MRI.

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apparent diffusion coefficientbiomechanical imaging markerscollagenglycosaminoglycansliver tumor progressionmultifrequency magnetic resonance elastographynew zealand white rabbitproteoglycansVX2

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