DF/HCC Program Affiliation

Neuro-Oncology

Research Abstract

My research aim at measuring NMR spectra of intact tissue specimens and correlating tissue cellular metabolic changes with its pathology. The current research projects include NIH funded studies of human brain tumors and prostate cancer.

Publications

• Cheng LL, Chang IW, Smith BL, Gonzalez RG.Evaluating human breast ductal carcinomas with high-resolution magic-angle spinning proton magnetic resonance spectroscopy.J Magn Reson 1998 Nov;135(1):194-202.
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• Cheng LL, Chang IW, Louis DN, Gonzalez RG.Correlation of high-resolution magic angle spinning proton magnetic resonance spectroscopy with histopathology of intact human brain tumor specimens.Cancer Res 1998 May 1;58(9):1825-32.
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• Cheng LL, Ma MJ, Becerra L, Ptak T, Tracey I, Lackner A, González RG.Quantitative neuropathology by high resolution magic angle spinning proton magnetic resonance spectroscopy.Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 1997 Jun 10;94(12):6408-13.
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