Magnetic Resonance Angiography Shows Increased Arterial Blood Supply Associated with Murine Mammary Cancer

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Three dimensional volume rendered image shows mouse mammary glands and vessel densities of a SV40 TAg female mouse at 18 weeks of age. Only the ROIs of both inguinal mammary glands are shown in blue-to-green color—images were acquired with a T2W RARE sequence. Blood vessels are shown in red—images of blood vessels were constructed from TOF datasets. Blood vessels in and near the right inguinal gland, compared to the left gland, grew significantly as invasive cancers developed. Lymph nodes (LN) and tumors (Tu) are labeled. A scale bar of 2 mm is also shown.