Magnetic Resonance in Medicine
Magnetic Resonance in Medicine
3 years ago

A continuous-infusion dynamic MRI model at 3.0 Tesla for the serial quantitative evaluation of microvascular proliferation in an animal model of glioblastoma multiforme

Hunter R. Underhill
Purpose To develop a continuous-infusion dynamic MRI technique to characterize tumor-associated microvascular proliferation (MVP) in a rat brain model of glioblastoma multiforme. Methods The proposed model assumes effects due to tumor-associated MVP (eg, vascular permeability, Ktrans; intravascular plasma fraction, vp) cannot be individually separated and solves for a single parameter (kvasc) that quantifies the T1-weighted contrast enhancement from dynamic images acquired during continuous contrast agent (CA) infusion. Untreated C6 tumor-bearing animals (N = 6) were serially imaged on postoperative days (PODs) 14 and 18 with a 3 Tesla clinical scanner utilizing a dynamic spatial and temporal resolution of 0.38 × 0.38 × 1.5 mm3 and 3.47 s, respectively. Results An association was present between PODs 14 and 18 for median tumor kvasc (Pearson's r = 0.94, P = 0.0052) and CA concentration ([CA], derived from pre- and postcontrast R1 maps; r = 0.94, P = 0.0054). On POD 18, there was a voxel-based association between kvasc and [CA] within each tumor (0.45 < r < 0.82, P < 0.001). However, voxel-based subregions demonstrated a reduced association between kvasc and [CA] (N = 5; –0.08 < r < 0.22, P > 0.05) or an inverse association (N = 1; r = –0.28, P = 0.001), indicating differences between locations of vascular permeability and subsequent CA pooling in tumors. Conclusion The continuous-infusion method may provide a quantitative measure for characterizing and monitoring tumor-associated MVP. Magn Reson Med 78:1824–1838, 2017. © 2017 International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine.

Publisher URL: http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/resolve/doi

DOI: 10.1002/mrm.26591

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