Use of a clinical MRI scanner for preclinical research on rats

Akihide Yamamoto; Hiroshi Sato; Jun Ichiro Enmi; Kenji Ishida; Takayuki Ose; Atsuomi Kimura; Hideaki Fujiwara; Hiroshi Watabe; Takuya Hayashi; Hidehiro Iida

doi:10.1007/s12194-008-0038-x

Use of a clinical MRI scanner for preclinical research on rats

Akihide Yamamoto, Hiroshi Sato, Jun Ichiro Enmi, Kenji Ishida, Takayuki Ose, Atsuomi Kimura, Hideaki Fujiwara, Hiroshi Watabe, Takuya Hayashi, Hidehiro Iida

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Abstract

This study evaluated the feasibility of imaging rat brains using a human whole-body 3-T magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scanner with specially developed transmit-and-receive radiofrequency coils. The T₁- and T ₂-weighted images obtained showed reasonable contrast. Acquired contrast-free time-of-flight magnetic resonance angiography images clearly showed the cortical middle cerebral artery (MCA) branches, and interhemispheric differences could be observed. Dynamic susceptibility contrast MRI at 1.17 mm³ voxel resolution, performed three times following administration of gadolinium diethylenetriamine pentaacetic acid (Gd-DTPA, 0.1 mmol/kg), demonstrated that the arterial input function (AIF) can be obtained from the MCA region, yielding cerebral blood flow (CBF), cerebral blood volume, and mean transit time (MTT) maps. The hypothalamus (HT) to parietal cortex (Pt) CBF ratio was 45.11 ± 2.85%, and the MTT was 1.29 ± 0.40 s in the Pt region and 2.32 ± 0.17 s in the HT region. A single dose of Gd-DTPA enabled the assessment of AIF within MCA territory and of quantitative CBF in rats.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	13-21
Number of pages	9
Journal	Radiological Physics and Technology
Volume	2
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/s12194-008-0038-x
Publication status	Published - 2009 Jan 1
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Dynamic susceptibility contrast (DSC)
Human whole-body 3-T MRI scanner
Preclinical research
Quantitative mapping
Rat brain
Single dose of Gd-DTPA

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Radiation
Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation
Radiology Nuclear Medicine and imaging

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Yamamoto, A., Sato, H., Enmi, J. I., Ishida, K., Ose, T., Kimura, A., Fujiwara, H., Watabe, H., Hayashi, T., & Iida, H. (2009). Use of a clinical MRI scanner for preclinical research on rats. Radiological Physics and Technology, 2(1), 13-21. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12194-008-0038-x

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