PROJECT TITLE	Detecting liver cancer
CATEGORY	Liver Cancer, MRI Diagnosis
PROJECT  DESCRIPTION	This project will help physicians and patients quickly and easily determine whether a suspicious spot on the liver or other organ is a tumor, or a less worrisome lesions such as a cyst. Currently, surgeons must biopsy small lesions to find out whether they are malignant or not. This surgery is painful, costly and prone to complications. It is often performed on patient's who are already debilitated from cancer or other diseases.  This imaging would eliminate the need for biopsy in many cases, and could be used for a wide variety of cancers in different locations in the body.
INVESTIGATORS	Joachim Seeger, MD, Eric Outwater, MD, Et al
CO-FUNDERS	University of Arizona, University Physicians Experimental Research in Clinical Care
INSTITUTION	Department of Radiology University of Arizona 1501 N. Campbell Avenue Tucson, AZ 85724

STATUS

Approved for funding Pending completion of Partnership Agreement