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SUBMITTER: Pflanzer R
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4311038 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Dec
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Pflanzer R R Hofmann M M Shelke A A Habib A A Derwich W W Schmitz-Rixen T T Bernd A A Kaufmann R R Bereiter-Hahn J J
Translational oncology 20141201 6
Determination of tumor volume in subcutaneously inoculated xenograft models is a standard procedure for clinical and preclinical evaluation of tumor response to treatment. Practitioners frequently use a hands-on caliper method in conjunction with a simplified formula to assess tumor volume. Non-invasive and more precise techniques as investigation by MR or (μ)CT exist but come with various adverse effects in terms of radiation, complex setup or elevated cost of investigations. Therefore, we prop ...[more]